Field validation of a semi-spherical Lagrangian drifter
We present the design and field validation for the performance of a Semi-spherical Lagrangian Drifter (SELD). The SELD is a low-cost, low-technology, home-made alternative to much more expensive commercial Lagrangian drifters. An analysis of the SELD configuration shows that its drag area ratio is a...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2001 |
| País: | España |
| Repositorio: | accedaCRIS portal de investigación de la Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:accedacris.ulpgc.es:10553/1024 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/1024 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 251007 Oceanografía física Vórtice (Mecánica de fluidos) Oceanografía Instrumentos Lagrangian Drifters Drifter Design Drag Area Ratio Oceanic Vortex |
| Sumario: | We present the design and field validation for the performance of a Semi-spherical Lagrangian Drifter (SELD). The SELD is a low-cost, low-technology, home-made alternative to much more expensive commercial Lagrangian drifters. An analysis of the SELD configuration shows that its drag area ratio is as good as TRISTAR and holey-sock drifters. Field results in a situation of near solid rotation within an oceanic vortex confirm that SELD and holey-sock drifters have an almost identical behavior. |
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