Drifter Bibliography

Research Papers

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 110 (C10): Art. No. C10015 Oct. 4

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, 1124-1133.

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 the Gulf of Mexico." Nonlinear Processes inGeophysics 11(1): 47-66.

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): 483-487.

Cuny, J., P.B. Rhines, P. Niiler, S. Bacon (2002). "Labrador sea boundary currents and the fate of the Irminger Sea." American Meteorological Society: 627-647.

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 of Physical Oceanography 25(11) Part II: 2819-2830.

Degrandpre, M.D., Wanninkhof, R., Mcgillis, W.R., Strutton, P.G (2004). "A Lagrangian study of surface pCO(2) dynamics in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean." Journal of Geophysical Research C (Oceans) 109(C8) C08S07

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): 311-339.

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 upwelling center at Point Conception, California: temporal and spatial patterns." Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers 36(7A): 985-1007.

Elipot, S., and R. Lumpkin (2008), Spectral description of oceanic near-surface variability, /Geophys. Res. Lett./, 35, L05606, doi:10.1029/2007GL032874.

Eremeev, V.N., Ivanov, L.M., Kirwan, A.D. Jr., Melnichenko, O.V., Kochergin, S.V., Stanichnaya, R.R (1992) "Reconstruction of oceanic flow characteristics from quasi-Lagrangian data. 2. Characteristics of the large-scale circulation in the Black Sea." Journal of Geophysical Research 97(C6): 9743-53.

Figueroa, H.A., Olson, D.B (1994) "Eddy resolution versus eddy diffusion in a double gyre GCM. I. The Lagrangian and Eulerian description." Journal of Physical Oceanography 24(2): 371-86.

Flament, P., S. Kennan, R. Knox, P. Niiler, R. Bernstein (1996). "The three-dimensional structure of an upper ocean vortex in the tropical Pacific Ocean." Nature 383: 610-613.

Flament, P., R. Lumpkin, J. Tournadre, R. Kloosterziel, L. Armi (2001). "Vortex pairing in an unstable anticyclonic shear flow: discrete 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 between equaltorial convection and local radiative and evaporative processes: the implicatins for intraseasonal oscillations." Journal of Atmospheric Sciences 54: 2373-2386.

Flatau MK. Talley L. Niiler PP. (2003). "The North Atlantic Oscillation, surface current velocities, and SST changes in the subpolar North Atlantic." Journal of Climate 16(14): 2355-2369.

Foltz, Gregory R., Semyon A. Grodsky, James A. Carton, Michael J. McPhaden.(2003). "Seasonal mixed layer heat budget of the tropical Atlantic Ocean". Journal of Geophysical Research 108 (C5),3146, doi:10.1029/2002JC001584

Font, J., Isern-Fontanet, J., Salas J.D.J (2004). "Tracking a big anticyclonic eddy in the western Mediterranean Sea." Scientia Marina 68(3): 331-342.

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 during the 1990's observed with satellite-tracked drifters." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 106(C10): 22067-22093.

Fratantoni, D.M., D.A. Glickson (2002). "North Brazil current ring generation and evolution observed with SeaWiFS." Journal of Physical Oceanography 32(3): 1058-1074.

Fratantoni D.M., Richardson P.L (2006). "The evolution and demise of North Brazil Current rings." Journal of Physical Oceanography 36 (7): 1241-1264.

Freeland, H (1994) "Ocean circulation at and near Cobb Seamount." Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers 41(11-12): 1715-32.

Fu L.L (2006). "Pathways of eddies in the South Atlantic Ocean revealed from satellite altimeter observations." Geophysical Research Letters 33 (14): Art. No. L14610.

Garraffo, Z.D., A.J. Mariano, et al. (2001). "Lagrangian data in a high-resolution numerical simulation of the North Atlantic I. Comparison with in situ drifter data." Journal of Marine Systems 29(1-4): 157-176.

Geyer, W.R. (1989). "Field calibration of mixed layer drifters." Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 6: 333-347.

Geyer, W.R., Signell, R.P., Fong, D.A., Wang, J., Anderson, D.M., Keafer, B.A (2004). "The freshwater transport and dynamics of the western Maine coastal current." Continental Shelf Research 24(12): 1339-1357.

Gille, S.T., Romero, L (2003). "Statistical behavior of ALACE floats at the surface of the Southern Ocean." Journal of Atmospheric & Oceanic Technology 20(11): 1633-1640.

Ginzburg, A.I., A.G. Kostyanoi, et al. (2000). "Sea of Japan surface circulation (from satellite and drifter data)." Earth Observation and Remote Sensing 16(1): 89-112.

Grodsky, S.A., J.A. Carton (2001). "Intense surface currents in the tropical Pacific during 1996-1998." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 106(C8): 16673-16684.

Grodsky, S.A., J.A. Carton, et al. (2001). "Anomalous surface currents in the tropical Indian Ocean." Geophysical Research Letters 28(22): 4207-4210.

Grodsky, S.A., J.A. Carton (2002). "Surface drifter pathways originating in the equatorial Atlantic cold tongue." Geophysical Research Letters 29(23): 2147-2150.

Grodsky, S.A., J.A. Carton, S. Nigam. (2003). "Near surface westerly wind jet in the Atlantic ITCZ". Geophysical Research Letters 30(19), 2009, doi:10.1029 /2003GL017867,2003

Grundlingh, M.L. (1999). "Surface currents derived from satellite-tracked buoys off Namibia." Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography 46(1-2): 453-473.

Gutierrez, O.Q., Marinone, S.G., Pares-Sierra, A. (2004). "Lagrangian surface circulation in the Gulf of California from a 3D numerical model." Deep-Sea Research II 51(6-9): 659-672.

Hamann, I.M., Boehlert, G.W., Wilson, C.D. (2004) "Effects of steep topography on the flow and stratification near Palmyra Atoll." Ocean Dynamics 54(3-4): 460-473.

Hamilton, P., G.S. Fargion, D.C. Biggs (1999). "Loop current eddy paths in the western Gulf of Mexico." Journal of Physical Oceanography 30(1): 51-66.

Hamilton, P., T.J. Berger, W. Johnson (2002). "On the structure and motions of cyclones in the northern Gulf of Mexico." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 107(C12): 3208-3225.

Hamilton, P., Fan, S., Oey, L-Y (2004). "Assimilation of drifter and satellite data in a model of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico." Continental Shelf Research 24(9): 1001-1013.

Hansen, D.V., A. Herman (1989). "Temporal sampling requirements for surface drifting buoys in the tropical Pacific". Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 6(4).

Hansen, D.V. (1990). "Physical aspects of the El Nino event of 1982-1983". Global ecological Consequences Of The 1982-1983 El Nino-Southern Oscillation. Edited by P. Glenn. Elsevier, Amsterdam: 1-20 (563pp).

Hansen, D.V. (1990). "Surface current and temperature patterns in the Western Tropical Pacific Ocean". Air Sea Interaction in The Tropical Western Pacific. Edited by J. Chao and J. Young. China Ocean Press, Beijing: 121-128 (539pp).

Hansen, D.V., G.A. Maul (1991). "Anticyclonic current rings in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean". Journal of Geophysical Research 96: 6965-6979.

Hansen, D.V., P.M. Poulain (1996). "Quality control and interpolations of WOCE-TOGA drifter data." Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 13(4): 900-909.

Haury, L., C. Fey, et al. (2000). "Zooplankton distribution around four eastern North Pacific seamounts." Progress in Oceanography 45(1): 69-105.

Haynes, R., E.D. Barton (1991). "Lagrangian observations in the Iberian Coastal Transition Zone". Journal of Geophysical Research 96(C8): 14,731-14,741.

Hernandez, F., P.Y. LeTraon, et al. (1995). "Mapping mesoscale variability of the azores current using TOPEX/POSEIDON and ERS 1 altimetry, together with hydrographic and Lagrangian measurements." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 100(C12): 24995-25006.

Hickey, B.M. (1992). "Circulation over the Santa-Monica San-Pedro Basin and Shelf." Progress in Oceanography 30(1-4): 37-115.

Ho, C.R., Q.N. Zheng, et al. (2000). "Seasonal variability of sea surface height in the South China Sea observed with TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter data." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 105(C6): 13981-13990.

Hofmann, E.E., Hedstrom, K.S., Moisan, J.R., Haidvogel, D.B., Mackas, D.L (1991) "Use of simulated drifter tracks to investigate general transport patterns and residence times in the coastal transition zone." Journal of Geophysical Research 96(C8): 15041-52.

Hood, R.R., M.R. Abott, A. Huyer (1991). "Phytoplankton and photosynthetic light response in the Coastal Transition Zone off northern California in June 1987". Journal of Geophysical Research 96: 14769-14780.

Hosoda, K., Hanawa, K (2004). "Anticyclonic eddy revealing low sea surface temperature in the sea south of Japan: case study of the eddy observed in 1999-2000." Journal of Oceanography 60(4): 663-671.

Hsueh, Y., H-J Lie, H. Ichikawa (1996). "On the branching of the Kuroshio west of Kyushu". Journal of Geophysical Research 101(C2): 3851-3857.

Huang, B., Y. Xue, and D. W. Behringer (2008), Impacts of Argo salinity in NCEP Global Ocean Data Assimilation System: The tropical Indian Ocean, /J. Geophys. Res./, 113, C08002, doi:10.1029/2007JC004388.

Huntley, M.E., P.P. Niiler (1995). "Physical control of population dynamics in the Southern Ocean". ICES Journal marine Science 52: 457-468.

Huntley, M.E., P. Niiler, O. Holm-Hansen, D.M. Karl (1987). "Research on Antarctic ecosystem rates: an interdisciplinary field study". Antarctic Journal U.S. 22: 135-166.

Huntley, M.E., P.P. Niiler, O. Holm-Hansen, M. Vernet, E. Brinton, A.F. Amos, D.M. Karl (1990). "RACER: An interdisciplinary study of spring bloom dynamics". Antarctic Journal U.S. 25: 126-131.

Huyer, A., P. M. Kosro, et al. (1991). "Currents and water masses of the Coastal Transition Zone off Northern California, June to August 1988." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 96(C8): 14809-14831.

Hwang, C., Wu, C.R., Kao, R (2004). "TOPEX/Poseidon observations of mesoscale eddies over the Subtropical Countercurrent: kinematic characteristics of an anticyclonic eddy and a cyclonic eddy. Journal pf Geophysical Research C (Oceans) 109(C8) C08013.

Ichikawa, H., R.C. Beardsley (2002). "The current system in the Yellow and East China Seas." Journal of Oceanography 58: 77-92.

Imawaki S. Uchida H. Ichikawa K. Ambe D. (2003). "Estimating the high-resolution mean sea-surface velocity field by combined use of altimeter and drifter data for GEOID model improvement." Space Science Reviews 108(1-2): 195-204.

Ishii, H (2004). "A relation between geostrophic current speed and drifting speed of surface drifter." Report of Hydrographic Researches 32:119-127.

Ishiii, H., Michida, Y (2004). "Tracking of the first branch of the Tsushima warm current with surface drifter." Report of Hydrographic Researches 32:37-47.

Jakobsen, P.K., M.H. Ribergaard, D. Quadfasel, T. Schmith, C.W. Hughes (2003). "Near-surface circulation in the northern North Atlantic as inferred from Lagrangian drifters: Variability from the mesoscale to interannual." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 108(C8): 3251-3264.

Jayne S.R (2006) "Circulation of the North Atlantic Ocean from altimetry and the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment geoid." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 111 (C3):Art.No.C03005

Johnson, D., Stocker, R., Head, R., Imberger, J., Pattiaratchi, C (2003). "A compact, low-cost GPS drifter for use in the oceanic nearshore zone, lakes, and estuaries." Journal of Atmospheric & Oceanic Technology 20(12): 1880-1884.

Johnson, G.C. (2001). "The Pacific Ocean subtropical cell surface limb." Geophysical Research Letters 28(9): 1771-1774.

Jones, B.H., C.N.K. Mooers, et al. (1991). "Chemical and biological structure and transport of a cool filament associated with a jet-eddy system off Northern California in July 1986 (Optoma21)." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 96(C12): 22207-22225.

Kelley, K.A., R.C. Beardsley, R. Limeburner, K.H. Brink, J. Paduan, T.K. Chereskin (1998). "Variability of the near-surface eddy kinetic energy in the California current based on altimetric, drifter, and moored current data". Journal of Geophysical Research 103: 13067-13083.

Kelly, K.A., P.T. Strub (1992). "Comparison of velocity estimates from advanced very high-resolution radiometer in the Coastal Transition Zone." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 97(C6): 9653-9668.

Kelly, K.A., Dickinson, S., Johnson, G.C (2005). "Comparison of scatterometer and TAO winds reveal time-varying surface currents for the tropical Pacific Ocean." Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic technology 22(6): 735-745.

Kennan, S.C. (1997). "Observations of a tropical instability vortex". A Ph.D. Dissertation submitted to the Graduate Division of the University of Hawaii.

Kessler W.S.: (2006)." The circulation of the eastern tropical Pacific: A review." Progress in Oceanography 69(2-4):181-217.

Kim, H.Y., T.ugimoto (2002). "Transport of larval jack mackerel (Trachurus japonicus) estimated from trajectories of satellite-tracked drifters and advective velocity fields obtained from sequential satellite thermal images in the eastern East China Sea." Fisheries Oceanography 11(6): 329-336.

Knutsen, )., Svendsen, H., Otserjus, S., Rossby, T., Hansen, B (2005). "Direct measurements of the mean flow and eddy Kinetic energy structure of the upper ocean circulation in the NE Atlantic." Geophysical Research Letters 32(14): 1-5.

Kosro, P.M., A. Huyer, et al. (1991). "The structure of the Transition Zone between coastal waters and the open ocean off Northern California, Winter and Spring 1987." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 96(C8): 14707-14730.

Krauss, W., J. Dengg, H.H. Hinrichsen (1990). "The response of drifting bouys to currents and wind " " reply. Journal of Geophysical research 95(C1): 801-803.

Lacorata, G., Aurell, E., Vulpiani, A (2001) "Drifter dispersion in the Adriatic Sea: Lagrangian data and chaotic model." Annales Geophysicae 19(1): 121-9.

Lafuente, J.G., Delgado, J (2004). "The meandering path of a drifter around the Western Alboran gyre." Journal of Physical Oceanography 34(3): 685-692.

Lagerloef, G., G. Mitchum, R. Lukas, P. Niiler (1999). "Tropical Pacific near surface currents estimated from altimeter, wind and drifter data". Journal of Geophysical Research 104(C10): 23,313-23,326.

Landry, M.R., S.L. Brown, K.E. Selph, M.R. Abbott (2001). "Initiation of the spring phytoplankton increase in the Antarctic Polar Front Zone at 170" W." Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 106(C7): 13,903-13,915.

Large, W.G., G. Danabasoglu, et al. (2001). "Equatorial circulation of a global ocean climate model with anisotropic horizontal viscosity." Journal of Physical Oceanography 31(2): 518-536.

Largier, J., A.J. Boyd (2001). "Drifter observations of surface water transport in the Benguela Current during winter 1999." South African Journal of Science 97(5-6): 223-229.

Lazier, J.R.N. (1994). "Observations in the northwest corner of the North-Atlantic Current." Journal of Physical Oceanography 24(7): 1449-1463.

Lee, D-K., J-C. Lee, H-J. Lie (1997). "A circulation study of the East Sea using satellite-tracked drifters". Journal of the Korean Fisheries Society 30(6).

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