Drifter bibliography research papers
Maintained by NOAA/AOML's Drifter Data Assembly Center.
Updated August 2008
Abbott, M.R., K.H. Brink, et al. (1990). "Observations of
phytoplankton and nutrients from a Lagrangian drifter off Northern
California." Journal of
Geophysical Research-Oceans 95(C6):
9393-9409.
Abbott, M.R., and R.M. Letelier (1998). “Decorrelation scales of
chlorophyll as observed from bio-optical drifters in the California Current.” Deep
Sea Research Part II 45: 1639-1667.
Abbott, M.R., K.H. Brink, et al. (1995). “Scales of variability of
bio-optical properties as observed from near-surface drifters”. Journal of
Geophysical Research-Oceans 100(C7): 13345-13367.
Afanasyev, Y.D., A.G. Kostianoy, A.G. Zatsepin, P.M.
Poulain (2002). “Analysis of velocity field in the eastern Black Sea from satellite
data during the Black Sea '99 experiment.” Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 107(C8): 3098-3108.
Assireu, A.T., M.R. Stevenson, J.L. Stech (2002). “Surface circulation
and kinetic energy in the SW Atlantic obtained by drifters.” Continental Shelf Research 23: 145-157.
Austin, J.A., J.A. Barth (2002). “Drifter behavior on the
Oregon-Washington shelf during downwelling-favorable winds.” Journal of Physical Oceanography 32(11): 3132-3144.
Bacon, S., G. Reverdin, I.G. Rigor, H.M. Snaith (2002). “A
freshwater jet on the east Greenland shelf.” Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 107(C7): 3068-3085.
Ballantyne, V.A., M.G.G. Foreman, et al. (1996).
"Three-dimensional model simulations for the north coast of British
Columbia." Continental Shelf Research 16(13): 1655-1682.
Barth, J.A., S.D. Pierce, and R.L. Smith (2000). “A separating coastal
upwelling jet at cape Blanco, Oregon, and its connection to the California
Current system.” Deep Sea Research Part II 47(5-6): 783-810.
Barth, J.A. (2003). “Anomalous southward advection during 2002 in the
northern California Current: Evidence from Lagrangian surface drifters.” Geophysical Research Letters 30(14): 8024-8027.
Barth, J.A., Hebert, D., Dale, A.C., Ullman, D.S (2004).
“Direct observations of along-isopycnal upwelling and diapycnal velocity at a
shelfbreak front.” Journal of Physical Oceanography 34(3):
543-565.
Barth, J.A.,
Pierce, S.D., Cowles, T.J (2005). ”Mesoscale structure and its seasonal
evolution in the northern California Current System.” Deep-Sea research II 52(1-2):
5-28.
Barton, E.D., Aristegui, J., Tett, P., Navarro-Perez, E
(2004). “Variability in the Canary Island area of filament-eddy exchange.” Progress in Oceanography 62(2-4): 71-94.
Baturin, N.G., P.P. Niiler (1997). “Effects of instability waves in the
mixed layer of the equatorial Pacific.” Journal of Geophysical
Research-Oceans 102(C13): 27771-27793.
Bauer, S., M.S. Swenson, et al. (1998). “Eddy mean flow decomposition
and eddy-diffusivity estimates in the tropical Pacific Ocean 1. Methodology.” Journal
of Geophysical Research-Oceans 103(C13): 30855-30871.
Beardsley, R.C., R. Limeburner, K. Kim, J. Candela (1992). “Lagrangian
flow observations in the East China, Yellow and Japan Seas.” La Mer 30:
297-314.
Beardsley R.C., Limeburner, R., Brechner Owens, W (2004). “Drifter measurements of surface currents near Marguerite
Bay on the western Antarctic Peninsula shelf during austral summer and fall,
2001 and 2002.” Deep-Sea
Research II 51(17-19):
1947-1964.
Beckmann, A., Boning, C.W., Brugge, B., Stammer, D (1994).
“On the generation and role of eddy variability in the central North Atlantic
Ocean.” Journal of Geophysical Research 99(C10): 20381-91.
Bengtsson T., Milliff R., Jones R., et al.(2005).“A state-space
model for ocean drifter motions dominated by inertial oscillations”.
Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans
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Bi, Kenong (1995). “Variability of the surface layer circulation in the
western equatorial Pacific.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California at
San Diego: 165.
Bingham, F.M. (1998). “Evidence for the existence of a North Hawaiian
Ridge Current.”Journal of Physical Oceanography 28(5): 991-998.
Bitterman, D.S., D.V. Hansen (1989). “Direct measurements of current
shear in the tropical Pacific Ocean and its effect on drift buoy performance.” Journal
of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 6(2): 274-279.
Bitterman, D.S., D.V. Hansen (1993). "Evaluation of sea-surface
temperature-measurements from drifting buoys." Journal of Atmospheric
and Oceanic Technology 10(1): 88-96.
Bograd, S.J., A.B. Rabinovich, et al. (1999). "On sampling
strategies and interpolation schemes for satellite-tracked drifters." Journal
of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 16(7): 893-904.
Bograd, S.J., R.E. Thomson, et al. (1999). "Near-surface
circulation of the northeast Pacific Ocean derived from WOCE-SVP
satellite-tracked drifters." Deep-Sea Research Part II 46(11-12):
2371-2403.
Bonjean, F., Lagerloef, G.S.E (2002). “Diagnostic model and
analysis of the surface currents in the tropical Pacific Ocean.” Journal of Physical Oceanography 32(10):
2938-54.
Booth, D.A., D.T. Meldrum (1987). “Drifting buoys in the Northeast
Atlantic.” Journal of Council for the International Exploration of the Sea.
43: 261-267.
Bowen, M.M., W.J. Emery, J.L. Wilkin, P.C. Tildesley, I.J.
Barton, R. Knewtson (2002). “Extracting multiyear surface currents from
sequential thermal imagery using the maximum cross-correlation technique.” Journal of Atmospheric & Oceanic
Technology 19(10): 1665-1676.
Brambilla E., Talley L.D.: (2006). “Surface drifter
exchange between the North Atlantic subtropical and subpolar gyres.”
Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans
111 (C7): Art. No. C07026
Brink, K.H., R. Limeburner, R.C. Beardsley (2003).
“Properties of flow and pressure over Georges Bank as observed with
near-surface drifters.” Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 108(C7): 8001-80018.
Brink, K.H., R.C. Beardsley, et al. (1991). "Statistical
properties of near-surface flow in the California coastal transition
zone." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 96(C8):
14693-14706.
Brink, K.H., R.C. Beardsley, et al. (2000). "A view of the
1993-1994 California current based on surface drifters, floats, and remotely
sensed data." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 105(C4):
8575-8604.
Brink, K.H., T.J. Cowles (1991). "The coastal transition zone
program." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 96(C8):
14637-14647.
Brugge, B. (1995). “Near-surface mean circulation and kinetic energy in
the central North Atlantic from drifter data.” Journal of Geophysical
Research 100: 20543-20554.
Brugge, B., J. Dengg (1991). “Differences in drift behavior between
drogued and undrogued satellite-tracked drifting buoys.” Journal of
Geophysical Research 96(C4): 7249-7263.
Burrows, M., S.A. Thorpe (1999). "Drifter observations of the
Hebrides slope current and nearby circulation patterns." Annales
Geophysicae-Atmospheres Hydrospheres and Space Sciences 17(2):
280-302.
Carton, J.A., G. Chepurin, et al. (2000). "A simple ocean data
assimilation analysis of the global upper ocean 1950-95. Part II:
Results." Journal of Physical Oceanography 30(2): 311-326.
Centurioni, L.R., P.P. Niiler (2003). “On the surface
currents of the Caribbean Sea.” Geophysical
Research Letters 30(6):
1279-1282.
Centurioni, L.R., Niiler, P.P., Lee, D.K (2004).
“Observations of inflow of Philippine Sea surface water into the South China
Sea through the Luzon Strait.” Journal
of Physical Oceanography 34(1): 113-121.
Chaigneau, A., Pizarro, O: (2005). “Eddy characteristics in
the eastern South Pacific.” Journal of Geophysical Research C110(C6):
1-13.
Chaigneau, A., Pizarro, O: (2005). “Mean surface
circulation and mesoscale turbulent flow characteristics in the eastern South
Pacific from satellite tracked drifter.” Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans
110(C5) C05014
Chaigneau, A., Pizarro, O: (2005). “Surface circulation and
fronts of the South Pacific Ocean, east of 120 degrees W. Geophysical Research Letters 32(8) L08605
Chaigneau A., del Rio
R.A., Colas F.: (2006).”Lagrangian study of the Panama Bight and surrounding
regions.” Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 111 (C9): Art. No. C09013.
Chaigneau, A., O. Pizarro, and W. Rojas (2008),
Global climatology of near-inertial current characteristics from Lagrangian
observations, /Geophys. Res. Lett./, 35, L13603, doi:10.1029/2008GL034060.
Chen, C.S., Beardsley, R.C., Franks, P.J.S., Van Keuren, J
(2003). “Influence of diurnal heating on stratification and residual
circulation of Georges Bank.” Journal
of Geophysical Research-Oceans 108(C11): 8008.
Chen, C.S., Xu, Q.C., Beardsley, R.C., Franks, P.J.S
(2003). “Model study of the cross-frontal water exchange on Georges Bank: A
three-dimensional Lagrangian experiment.” Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 108(C5): 3142
Chepurin, G.A., Carton, J.A (2002). “Secular trend in the
near-surface currents of the equatorial Pacific Ocean.” Geophysical Research Letters 29(17): 9-13.
Chereskin, T., P.P. Niiler, P. Poulain (1989). “A numerical study of
the effects of upper ocean shear on flexible drogued drifters.” Journal of
Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 6(2): 243-253.
Chereskin, T., P. Niiler (1994). “Circulation in the Ensenada
front-September 1988.” Deep Sea Research 41(C8): 1251-1287.
Chereskin, T.K., M.Y. Morris, et al. (2000). "Spatial and temporal
characteristics of the mesoscale circulation of the California current from
eddy-resolving moored and shipboard measurements." Journal of
Geophysical Research-Oceans 105(C1): 1245-1269.
Chew, F., M.H. Bushnell, 1990. The Half-Inertial Flow in the Eastern
Equatorial Pacific: A Case Study. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 20,
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Chiswell S.M., Rickard
G.J.: (2006). “Comparison of model and observational ocean circulation
climatologies for the New Zealand region.” Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 111 (C10): Art. No. C10011.
Chu, P.C.,
Ivanov, L.M., Kantha, L.H., Margolina, T.M., Melnichenko, O.V., Poberezhny, Y.A
(2003). “Lagrangian predictability of high-resolution regional
models: the special case of
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Crawford, W.R., J.Y. Cherniawsky, et al. (1999). "Surface currents
in British Columbia coastal waters: Comparison of observations and model
predictions." Atmosphere-Ocean 37(3): 255-280.
Cresswell, G. (1996). "The Leeuwin current near Rottnest Island,
Western Australia." Marine and Freshwater Research 47(3):
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Cuny, J., P.B. Rhines, P.
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the
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D’Asaro, E.A., C.C. Eriksen, M.D. Levine, P.P. Niiler, C.A. Paulson, P.
Van Meurs (1995). “Upper ocean inertial Currents forced by a strong storm: data
and comparisons with linear theory.” Journal
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Degrandpre, M.D., Wanninkhof, R., Mcgillis, W.R., Strutton,
P.G (2004). “A Lagrangian study of surface pCO(2) dynamics in the eastern
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Delcroix, T., J. Picaut (1998). “Zonal displacement of the western
equatorial Pacific ’fresh pool’.” Journal of Geophysical Research 103(C1):
1087-1098.
Dever, E.P., M.C. Hendershott, et al. (1998). "Statistical aspects
of surface drifter observations of circulation in the Santa Barbara
Channel." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 103(C11):
24781-24797.
Drinkwater, K.F. and J.W. Loder (2001). "Near-surface horizontal
convergence and dispersion near the tidal-mixing front on Northeastern Georges
Bank." Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography 48(1-3):
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Du Penhoat, Y., G. Reverdin (2002). “A Lagrangian investigation of
vertical turbulent heat fluxes in the upper ocean during Tropical Ocean-Global
Atmosphere/Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (TOGA-COARE).” Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans
107(C5): 3039-3032.
Dugdale, R.C., Wilkerson, F.P (1989) “New production in the
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characteristics from quasi-Lagrangian data. 2. Characteristics of the
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Figueroa, H.A., Olson, D.B (1994) “Eddy resolution versus
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Flament, P., S. Kennan, R. Knox, P. Niiler, R. Bernstein (1996). “The
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Flament, P., R. Lumpkin, J. Tournadre, R. Kloosterziel, L. Armi (2001).
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subharmonics of one pendulum day.” Journal of Fluid Mechanics 440:401-410.
Flatau, M., P.J. Flatau, P. Phoebus, P.P. Niiler (1997). “The feedback
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Flatau MK. Talley L. Niiler PP. (2003). “The North Atlantic
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Foltz, Gregory R., Semyon A. Grodsky, James A. Carton, Michael J.
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Frankignoul, C., F. Bonjean, G. Reverdin (1996). “Interannual
variability of surface currents in the tropical Pacific during 1987-1993.” Journal
of Geophysical Research 101(C2): 3629-3647.
Fratantoni, D.M. (2001). "North Atlantic surface circulation
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Fratantoni, D.M., D.A. Glickson (2002). “North Brazil
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Garraffo, Z.D., A.J. Mariano, et al. (2001). "Lagrangian data in a
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Geyer, W.R. (1989). “Field calibration of mixed layer drifters.” Journal
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Geyer, W.R.,
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Gille, S.T., Romero, L (2003). “Statistical behavior of
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1633-1640.
Ginzburg, A.I., A.G. Kostyanoi, et al. (2000). "Sea of Japan
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Grodsky, S.A., J.A. Carton (2001). "Intense surface currents in
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28(22): 4207-4210.
Grodsky, S.A., J.A. Carton (2002). “Surface drifter
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Grodsky, S.A., J.A. Carton, S. Nigam. (2003). “Near surface westerly
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