A practical, hybrid model for predicting the trajectories of near-surface ocean drifters

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1246-1258

  Paldor, Nathan ^a,b   Dvorkin, Yona ^a   Mariano, Arthur J ^b   Özgökmen, Tamay ^b   Ryan, Edward H ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS;

NEAR SURFACE CURRENTS; NEAR SURFACE DRIFTERS;

METEOROLOGY;

CURRENT VELOCITY; DRIFTER; FORECASTING METHOD; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; TRAJECTORY;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 4444268318     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<1246:APHMFP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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