This study introduces a type of self-developed, GPS-based, simple and cheap Surface Current Experiment(SUCE)drifters designated for observing surface coastal currents. By examining trajectories of six drifters deploye...This study introduces a type of self-developed, GPS-based, simple and cheap Surface Current Experiment(SUCE)drifters designated for observing surface coastal currents. By examining trajectories of six drifters deployed in the Daya Bay and the drifter-derived velocities, we conclude that such drifters are generally capable of capturing the characteristics of wintertime surface coastal currents along the Guangdong coast.展开更多
基金The National Basic Research Program of China under contract No.2015CB954004the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 41606009,41776027,91858201 and 41890801+2 种基金the Xiamen University Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under contract No.20720180099the municipal project of Huizhou City under contract No.F2017-01-1the Laboratory for Regional Oceanography and Numerical Modeling,Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(Qingdao)under contract No.2017A02
文摘This study introduces a type of self-developed, GPS-based, simple and cheap Surface Current Experiment(SUCE)drifters designated for observing surface coastal currents. By examining trajectories of six drifters deployed in the Daya Bay and the drifter-derived velocities, we conclude that such drifters are generally capable of capturing the characteristics of wintertime surface coastal currents along the Guangdong coast.
