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GPS-Cellular Drifter Technology for Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
Carter OhlmannUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Andy SybrandyPacific Gyre Inc.
• drifter• descriptive summary of data• importance in coastal ocean observing systems
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Argos:• 100 m spatial resolution
• Position ~5 times each day• communications costs: ~$300 drifter-month
Typical Open Ocean Drifter
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High-Resolution, Recoverable “Microstar” (mfg. by Pacific Gyre Inc.)
• GPS position accurate to ~5 m
• position updates as often as every minute (variable)
• data transmitted via Mobitex™ digital, data-only, cellular network
• near real-time data and thus recoverable
• communications costs: O($10) drifter-month
• range limitations (~50 km from coast)
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• drag-area-ratio = 41.3• known slip (< ~2 cm s-1)
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Matlab based near real-time tracking software to facilitate drifter management and retrieval.
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site of large natural hydrocarbon seep
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~20 days~10 drifters/day~300 tracks
• inconsistent with wind forcing• onshore nearshore
Mean Wind: 2.4 cm/s
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• Drifter data show a variety of small-scale processes in the coastal ocean
• Validation of HF radar data with current meter observations are inaccurate due to consideration of disparate scales
• How should HF radar data be interpreted?
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Comparison of drifter and HF radar velocities
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Drifter vs. HF radar velocities over the SBC inner-shelf
HF radar data: - hourly - 1 or 2 km grid - 10 cm/s accuracy
Much of the quoted discrepancy in HF radar is due to differences in resolution
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Total separation:
• 0.5 km after 2 hrs (7 cm/s)
• 1.5 km after 4 hrs (10 cm/s)
HF radar - drifter trajectories
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drifter-HF radar
drifter-drifter
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Summary:
• new drifter technology for coastal regions provides economical high-resolution (meters, minutes) data
• instrument error and sub-grid-scale information in HF radar data
• separation rate between drifters and HF radar trajectories is near 10 cm/s (relative dispersion is 4 cm/s) and directional biases exist
• Routine drifter releases for interpretation of HF radar data should be part of coastal ocean observing systems
• www.drifterdata.com