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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-1627-2019
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Research article
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09 Dec 2019
Research article |
| 09 Dec 2019
| 09 Dec 2019
Vertical structure of ocean surface currents under high winds from massive arrays of drifters
John Lodise
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
RSMAS, University of Miami, Department of Ocean Sciences, Miami, FL 33149, USA
Tamay Özgökmen
RSMAS, University of Miami, Department of Ocean Sciences, Miami, FL 33149, USA
Annalisa Griffa
CNR-ISMAR, Department of Physical and Chemical Oceanography, Lerici, Italy
Maristella Berta
CNR-ISMAR, Department of Physical and Chemical Oceanography, Lerici, Italy
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Short summary
Observations of ocean currents within the first meter of the surface are made using a large number of ocean drifters of two different draft depths (0–5 and 0–60 cm). We deconstruct the total drifter velocities using an estimate of the regional circulation and a modeled Stokes drift velocity to calculate the purely wind-driven component of each drifter type. We reveal that the wind-driven velocities rotate to the right of the wind, while also decreasing, with depth.
Observations of ocean currents within the first meter of the surface are made using a large...
