Drifter Bibliography

Research Papers

 

Updated July 2012

 

Aaboe, S., O. A. Nost, and E. Hansen (2009), Along-slope variability of barotropic transport in the Nordic Seas: Simplified dynamics tested against observations, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 114.

 

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-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 45(8-9), 1639-1667.

 

Abbott, M. R., J. G. Richman, R. M. Letelier, and J. S. Bartlett (2000), The spring bloom in the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone as observed from a mesoscale array of bio-optical sensors, Deep-Sea Research Part II-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 47(15-16), 3285-3314.

 

Abbott, M. R., J. G. Richman, J. S. Nahorniak, and B. S. Barksdale (2001), Meanders in the antarctic polar frontal zone and their impact on phytoplankton, Deep-Sea Research Part II-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 48(19-20), 3891-3912.

 

Abbott, M. R., K. H. Brink, C. R. Booth, D. Blasco, L. A. Codispoti, P. P. Niiler, and S. R. Ramp (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., K. H. Brink, C. R. Booth, D. Blasco, M. S. Swenson, C. O. Davis, and L. A. Codispoti (1995), Scales of variability of biooptical 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, and 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.

 

Aguiar, A. C. B., A. J. Peliz, A. C. Pires, and B. Le Cann (2011), Zonal structure of the mean flow and eddies in the Azores Current system, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 116.

 

Aksenov, Y., S. Bacon, A. C. Coward, and A. J. G. Nurser (2010), The North Atlantic inflow to the Arctic Ocean: High-resolution model study, Journal of Marine Systems, 79(1-2), 1-22.

 

Alvarez-Salgado, X. A., M. D. Doval, A. V. Borges, I. Joint, M. Frankignoulle, E. M. S. Woodward, and F. G. Figueiras (2001), Off-shelf fluxes of labile materials by an upwelling filament in the NW Iberian Upwelling System, Progress in Oceanography, 51(2-4), 321-337.

 

Alvera-Azcarate, A., C. Troupin, A. Barth, and J. M. Beckers (2011), Comparison between satellite and in situ sea surface temperature data in the Western Mediterranean Sea, Ocean Dynamics, 61(6), 767-778.

 

Ambe_D, I. S. U. H. I. K. (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.

 

Andersson, M., K. A. Orvik, J. H. LaCasce, I. Koszalka, and C. Mauritzen (2011), Variability of the Norwegian Atlantic Current and associated eddy field from surface drifters, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 116.

 

Apte, A., C. Jones, and A. M. Stuart (2008), A Bayesian approach to Lagrangian data assimilation, Tellus Series a-Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography, 60(2), 336-347.

 

Aretxabaleta, A. L., D. J. McGillicuddy, K. W. Smith, J. P. Manning, and D. R. Lynch (2009), Model simulations of the Bay of Fundy Gyre: 2. Hindcasts for 2005-2007 reveal interannual variability in retentiveness, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 114.

 

Aretxabaleta, A., J. Manning, F. E. Werner, K. Smith, B. O. Blanton, and D. R. Lynch (2005), Data assimilative hindcast on the Southern Flank of Georges Bank during May 1999: frontal circulation and implications, Continental Shelf Research, 25(7-8), 849-874.

 

Assireu, A. T., M. R. Stevenson, and J. L. Stech (2003), Surface circulation and kinetic energy in the SW Atlantic obtained by drifters, Continental Shelf Research, 23(2), 145-157.

 

Austin, J. A., and 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, and H. M. Snaith (2002), A freshwater jet on the east Greenland shelf, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 107(C7).

 

Badin, G., R. G. Williams, J. T. Holt, and L. J. Fernand (2009), Are mesoscale eddies in shelf seas formed by baroclinic instability of tidal fronts?, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 114.

 

Ballantyne, V. A., M. G. G. Foreman, W. R. Crawford, and R. Jacques (1996), Three-dimensional model simulations for the north coast of British Columbia, Continental Shelf Research, 16(13), 1655-1682.

 

Barron, C. N., and A. C. Vastano (1994), Satellite-Observations of surface circulation in the Northwestern Gulf-of-Mexico during March and April 1989, Continental Shelf Research, 14(6), 607-628.

 

Barron, C. N., L. F. Smedstad, J. M. Dastugue, and O. M. Smedstad (2007), Evaluation of ocean models using observed and simulated drifter trajectories: Impact of sea surface height on synthetic profiles for data assimilation, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 112(C7).

 

Barth, J. A. (2003), Anomalous southward advection during 2002 in the northern California Current: Evidence from Lagrangian surface drifters, Geophysical Research Letters, 30(15).

 

Barth, J. A., and R. L. Smith (1998), Separation of a coastal upwelling jet at Cafe Blanco, Oregon, USA, South African Journal of Marine Science-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Seewetenskap, 19, 5-14.

 

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-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 47(5-6), 783-810.

 

Barth, J. A., S. D. Pierce, and T. J. Cowles (2005), Mesoscale structure and its seasonal evolution in the northern California Current System, Deep-Sea Research Part II-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 52(1-2), 5-28.

 

Barth, J. A., D. Hebert, A. C. Dale, and D. S. Ullman (2004), Direct observations of along-isopycnal upwelling and diapycnal velocity at a shelfbreak front, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 34(3), 543-565.

 

Barton, E. D., M. E. Inall, T. J. Sherwin, and R. Torres (2001), Vertical structure, turbulent mixing and fluxes during Lagrangian observations of an upwelling filament system off Northwest Iberia, Progress in Oceanography, 51(2-4), 249-267.

 

Barton, E. D., J. Aristegui, P. Tett, and E. Navarro-Perez (2004), Variability in the Canary Island area of filament-eddy exchange, Progress in Oceanography, 62, 2-4.

 

Batteen, M. L., and P. W. Vance (1998), Modeling studies of the effects of wind forcing and thermohaline gradients on the California Current System, Deep-Sea Research Part II-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 45(8-9), 1507-1556.

 

Batteen, M. L., N. J. Cipriano, and J. T. Monroe (2003), A large-scale seasonal modeling study of the California Current System, Journal of Oceanography, 59(5), 545-562.

 

Baturin, N. G., and 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, and 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.

 

Bauer, S., M. S. Swenson, and A. Griffa (2002), Eddy mean flow decomposition and eddy diffusivity estimates in the tropical Pacific Ocean: 2. Results, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 107(C10).

 

Beardsley, R. C., R. Limeburner, and W. Brechner_Owens (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.

 

Beardsley, R. C., R. Limeburner, K. Kim, and J. Candela (1992), Lagrangian flow observations in the East China, Yellow and Japan Seas, La Mer, 30, 297-314.

 

Beckmann, A., C. W. Boning, B. Brugge, and D. Stammer (1994), On the generation and role of eddy variability in the central north-Atlantic ocean, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 99(C10), 20381-20391.

 

Bellenger, H., and J. P. Duvel (2009), An Analysis of Tropical Ocean Diurnal Warm Layers, Journal of Climate, 22(13), 3629-3646.

 

Bengtsson, T., R. Milliff, R. Jones, and et al. (2005), A state-space model for ocean drifter motions dominated by inertial oscillations, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 110, C10.

 

Berline, L., Y. H. Spitz, C. J. Ashjian, R. G. Campbell, W. Maslowski, and S. E. Moore (2008), Euphausiid transport in the Western Arctic Ocean, Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 360, 163-178.

 

Beron-Vera, F. J., and M. J. Olascoaga (2009), An Assessment of the Importance of Chaotic Stirring and Turbulent Mixing on the West Florida Shelf, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 39(7), 1743-1755.

 

Beron-Vera, F. J., M. J. Olascoaga, and G. J. Goni (2008), Oceanic mesoscale eddies as revealed by Lagrangian coherent structures, Geophysical Research Letters, 35(12).

 

Berti, S., F. A. Dos Santos, G. Lacorata, and A. Vulpiani (2011), Lagrangian Drifter Dispersion in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 41(9), 1659-1672.

 

Bi, K. (1995), Variability of the surface layer circulation in the western equatorial Pacific.

University of California, publisher, 330 pp.

 

Bindoff, N. L., M. A. Rosenberg, and M. J. Warner (2000), On the circulation and water masses over the Antarctic continental slope and rise between 80 and 150 degrees E, Deep-Sea Research Part II-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 47(12-13), 2299-2326.

 

Bingham, F. M. (1998), Evidence for the existence of a North Hawaiian Ridge Current, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 28(5), 991-998.

 

Bisk, R., W. Dinner, and A. O. Shar (1977), Model of ocean current flow and drifter motion, Ocean Engineering, 4(1), 15-21.

 

Bitterman, D. S., and 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., and D. V. Hansen (1993), Evaluation of sea-surface temperature-measurements from drifting buoys, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 10(1), 88-96.

 

Black, P. G., E. A. D'Asaro, W. M. Drennan, J. R. French, P. P. Niiler, T. B. Sanford, E. J. Terrill, E. J. Walsh, and J. A. Zhang (2007), Air-sea exchange in hurricanes - Synthesis of observations from the coupled boundary layer air-sea transfer experiment, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 88(3), 357-374.

 

Boebel, O., and C. Barron (2003), A comparison of in-situ float velocities with altimeter derived geostrophic velocities, Deep-Sea Research Part II-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 50(1), 119-139.

 

Bograd, S. J., A. B. Rabinovich, and 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, and 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.

 

Bograd, S. J., A. B. Rabinovich, P. H. LeBlond, and J. A. Shore (1997), Observations of seamount-attached eddies in the North Pacific, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 102(C6), 12441-12456.

 

Bonjean, F., and G. S. E. Lagerloef (2002), Diagnostic model and analysis of the surface currents in the tropical Pacific Ocean, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 32(10), 2938-2954.

 

Booker, D. J., N. C. Wells, and I. P. Smith (2008), Modelling the trajectories of migrating Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 65(3), 352-361.

 

Booth, D. A., and D. T. Meldrum (1987), Drifting buoys in the Northeast Atlantic, Journal of Council for the International Exploration of the Sea., 43, 261-267.

 

Bourke, R. H., R. G. Paquette, and R. F. Blythe (1992), The Jan-Mayen current of the Greenland sea, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 97(C5), 7241-7250.

 

Bowen, M. M., W. J. Emery, J. L. Wilkin, P. C. Tildesley, I. J. Barton, and R. Knewtson (2002), Extracting multiyear surface currents from sequential thermal imagery using the maximum cross-correlation technique, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 19(10), 1665-1676.

 

Bracco, A., E. P. Chassignet, Z. D. Garraffo, and A. Provenzale (2003), Lagrangian velocity distributions in a high-resolution numerical simulation of the North Atlantic, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 20(8), 1212-1220.

 

Bradshaw, B. E., T. R. Healy, P. M. Dell, and W. M. Bolstad (1991), Inner shelf dynamics on a storm-dominated coast, east Coromandel, New-Zealand, Journal of Coastal Research, 7(1), 11-30.

 

Brambilla, E., and L. D. Talley (2006), Surface drifter exchange between the North Atlantic subtropical and sub polar gyres, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 111(C7).

 

Brambilla, E., and L. D. Talley (2008), Sub polar Mode Water in the northeastern Atlantic: 1. Averaged properties and mean circulation, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 113(C4).

 

Brassington, G. B., N. Summons, and R. Lumpkin (2011), Observed and simulated Lagrangian and eddy characteristics of the East Australian Current and the Tasman Sea, Part II, 58(5), 559-573.

 

Brink, K. H., and T. J. Cowles (1991), THE COASTAL TRANSITION ZONE PROGRAM, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 96(C8), 14637-14647.

 

Brink, K. H., R. C. Beardsley, and 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, and 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., R. Limeburner, and R. C. Beardsley (2003), Properties of flow and pressure over Georges Bank as observed with near-surface drifters, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 108(C11).

 

Broche, P., J. L. Devenon, P. Forget, J. C. de Maistre, J. J. Naudin, and G. Cauwet (1998), Experimental study of the Rhone plume. Part I: Physics and dynamics, Oceanologica Acta, 21(6), 725-738.

 

Brown, J., A. E. Hill, L. Fernand, and K. J. Horsburgh (1999), Observations of a seasonal jet-like circulation at the central North Sea cold pool margin, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 48(3), 343-355.

 

Brown, J., L. Carrillo, L. Fernand, K. J. Horsburgh, A. E. Hill, E. F. Young, and K. J. Medler (2003), Observations of the physical structure and seasonal jet-like circulation of the Celtic Sea and St. George's Channel of the Irish Sea, Continental Shelf Research, 23(6), 533-561.

 

Brugge, B. (1995), Near-surface mean circulation and kinetic-energy in the central North-Atlantic from drifter data, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 100(C10), 20543-20554.

 

Brugge, B., and J. Dengg (1991), Differences in drift behavior between drogued and undrogued satellite-tracked drifting buoys, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 96(C4), 7249-7263.

 

Brummer, B., G. Muller, C. Klepp, G. Spreen, R. Romeiser, and J. Horstmann (2010), Characteristics and impact of a gale-force storm field over the Norwegian Sea, Tellus Series a-Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography, 62(4), 481-496.

 

Burkholder, K. C., and M. S. Lozier (2011), Subtropical to subpolar pathways in the North Atlantic: Deductions from Lagrangian trajectories, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 116.

 

Burrows, M., and 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.

 

Burrows, M., S. A. Thorpe, and D. T. Meldrum (1999), Dispersion over the Hebridean and Shetland shelves and slopes, Continental Shelf Research, 19(1), 49-55.

 

Caballero, A., M. Espino, Y. Sagarminaga, L. Ferrer, A. Uriarte, and M. Gonzalez (2008), Simulating the migration of drifters deployed in the Bay of Biscay, during the Prestige crisis, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 56(3), 475-482.

 

Campagna, C., A. R. Piola, M. R. Marin, M. Lewis, and T. Fernandez (2006), Southern elephant seal trajectories, fronts and eddies in the Brazil/Malvinas Confluence, Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers, 53(12), 1907-1924.

 

Caniaux, G., H. Giordani, L. Prieur, and F. Hernandez (2001), Observations of an intense anticyclonic warm eddy in the Newfoundland Basin, Geophysical Research Letters, 28(13), 2649-2652.

 

Carniel, S., J. C. Warner, J. Chiggiato, and M. Sclavo (2009), Investigating the impact of surface wave breaking on modeling the trajectories of drifters in the northern Adriatic Sea during a wind-storm event, Ocean Modelling, 30(2-3), 225-239.

 

Carr, M. E., and H. T. Rossby (2001), Pathways of the North Atlantic Current from surface drifters and subsurface floats, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 106(C3), 4405-4419.

 

Carton, J. A., G. Chepurin, and X. H. Cao (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.

 

Carton, X., N. Daniault, J. Alves, L. Cherubin, and I. Ambar (2010), Meddy dynamics and interaction with neighboring eddies southwest of Portugal: Observations and modeling, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 115.

 

Castelao, R., O. Schofield, S. Glenn, R. Chant, and J. Kohut (2008), Cross-shelf transport of freshwater on the New Jersey shelf, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 113(C7).

 

Castellari, S., A. Griffa, T. M. Ozgokmen, and P. M. Poulain (2001), Prediction of particle trajectories in the Adriatic Sea using Lagrangian data assimilation, Journal of Marine Systems, 29(1-4), 33-50.

 

Castro, S. L., G. A. Wick, and W. J. Emery (2012), Evaluation of the relative performance of sea surface temperature measurements from different types of drifting and moored buoys using satellite-derived reference products, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 117.

 

Centurioni, L. R. (2010), Observations of Large-Amplitude Nonlinear Internal Waves from a Drifting Array: Instruments and Methods, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 27(10), 1711-1731.

 

Centurioni, L. R., and P. P. Niiler (2003), On the surface currents of the Caribbean Sea, Geophysical Research Letters, 30(6), doi:10.1029/2002GL016231 .

 

Centurioni, L. R., and W. J. Gould (2004), Winter conditions in the Irminger Sea observed with profiling floats, Journal of Marine Research, 62(3), 313-336.

 

Centurioni, L. R., P. P. Niiler, and D. K. Lee (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.

 

Centurioni, L. R., J. C. Ohlmann, and P. P. Niiler (2008), Permanent Meanders in the California Current System, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 38(8), 1690–1710.

 

Centurioni, L. R., P. N. Niiler, and D. K. Lee (2009), Near-surface circulation in the South China Sea during the winter monsoon, Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L06605, doi:06610.01029/02008GL037076.

 

Centurioni, L. R., P. P. Niiler, Y. Y. Kim, V. A. Sheremet, and D. K. Lee (2007), Near surface dispersion of particles in the South China Sea, in Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics, edited by A. D. K. A. Griffa, A. J. Mariano, T. Ozgokmen, and T. Rossby, pp. 73-75, Cambridge Univ. Press.

 

Chaigneau, A., and O. Pizarro (2005), Surface circulation and fronts of the South Pacific Ocean, east of 120 degrees W, Geophysical Research Letters, 32(8).

 

Chaigneau, A., and O. Pizarro (2005), Eddy characteristics in the eastern South pacific, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 110(C6).

 

Chaigneau, A., and O. Pizarro (2005), Mean surface circulation and mesoscale turbulent flow characteristics in the eastern South Pacific from satellite tracked drifters, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 110(C5).

 

Chaigneau, A., D. R. R. A, and F. Colas (2006), Lagrangian study of the Panama Bight and surrounding regions, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 111, C09013, doi:10.1029/2006JC003530.

 

Chaigneau, A., O. Pizarro, and W. Rojas (2008), Global climatology of near-inertial current characteristics from Lagrangian observations, Geophysical Research Letters, 35(13).

 

Chang, Y. C., R. S. Tseng, and L. R. Centurioni (2010), Typhoon-Induced Strong Surface Flows in the Taiwan Strait and Pacific, Journal of Oceanography, 66(2), 175-182.

 

Chang, Y. L., L. Oey, F. H. Xu, H. F. Lu, and A. Fujisaki (2011), 2010 oil spill: trajectory projections based on ensemble drifter analyses, Ocean Dynamics, 61(6), 829-839.

 

Chang, Y., D. Hammond, A. C. Haza, P. Hogan, H. S. Huntley, A. D. Kirwan, B. L. Lipphardt, V. Taillandier, A. Griffa, and T. M. Ozgokmen (2011), Enhanced estimation of sonobuoy trajectories by velocity reconstruction with near-surface drifters, Ocean Modelling, 36(3-4), 179-197.

 

Chew, F., M.H. Bushnell (1990), The Half-Inertial Flow in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific: A Case Study, J. Phys. Oceanog, 20, 1124-1133.

 

Chen, C. T. A., and D. D. Sheu (2006), Does the Taiwan Warm Current originate in the Taiwan Strait in wintertime?, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 111(C4).

 

Chen, C. S., R. C. Beardsley, and R. Limeburner (1995), VARIABILITY OF CURRENTS IN LATE SPRING IN THE NORTHERN GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL, Continental Shelf Research, 15(4-5), 451-473.

 

Chen, F., D. G. MacDonald, and R. D. Hetland (2009), Lateral spreading of a near-field river plume: Observations and numerical simulations, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 114.

 

Chen, C. S., R. C. Beardsley, P. J. S. Franks, and J. Van Keuren (2003), Influence of diurnal heating on stratification and residual circulation of Georges Bank, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 108(C11).

 

Chen, C. S., Q. C. Xu, R. C. Beardsley, and P. J. S. Franks (2003), Model study of the cross-frontal water exchange on Georges Bank: A three-dimensional Lagrangian experiment, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 108(C5).

 

Chen, G. X., Y. J. Hou, X. Q. Chu, P. Qi, and P. Hu (2009), The variability of eddy kinetic energy in the South China Sea deduced from satellite altimeter data, Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 27(4), 943-954.

 

Chepurin, G. A., and J. A. Carton (2002), Secular trend in the near-surface currents of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, Geophysical Research Letters, 29(17).

 

Chereskin, T., and P. Niiler (1994), Circulation in the Ensenada front-September 1988, Deep Sea Research, 41(C8), 1251-1287.

 

Chereskin, T., P. P. Niiler, and 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. K., M. Y. Morris, and 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.

 

Cherubin, L. M., and P. L. Richardson (2007), Caribbean current variability and the influence of the Amazon and Orinoco freshwater plumes, Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers, 54(9), 1451-1473.

 

Chin, T. M., and A. J. Mariano (2010), A Particle Filter for Inverse Lagrangian Prediction Problems, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 27(2), 371-384.

 

Chiou, M. D., H. Chien, L. R. Centurioni, and C. C. Kao (2010), On the Simulation of Shallow Water Tides in the Vicinity of the Taiwan Banks, Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 21(1), 45-69.

 

Chiswell, S. M. (2009), Colonisation and connectivity by intertidal limpets among New Zealand, Chatham and Sub-Antarctic Islands. II. Oceanographic connections, Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 388, 121-135.

 

Chiswell, S. M., and D. Roemmich (1998), The East Cape Current and two eddies: a mechanism for larval retention?, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 32(3), 385-397.

 

Chiswell, S. M., and G. J. Rickard (2006), Comparison of model and observational ocean circulation climatologies for the New Zealand region, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 111(C10).

 

Chiswell, S. M., and G. J. Rickard (2008), Eulerian and Lagrangian statistics in the Bluelink numerical model and AVISO altimetry: Validation of model eddy kinetics, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 113(C10).

 

Chiswell, S. M., and C. L. Stevens (2010), Lagrangian and Eulerian estimates of circulation in the lee of Kapiti Island, New Zealand, Continental Shelf Research, 30(5), 515-532.

 

Chiswell, S. M., and G. J. Rickard (2011), Larval connectivity of harbours via ocean currents: A New Zealand study, Continental Shelf Research, 31(10), 1057-1074.

 

Chiswell, S. M., G. J. Rickard, and M. M. Bowen (2007), Eulerian and lagrangian eddy statistics of the Tasman Sea and southwest Pacific Ocean, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 112(C10).

 

Cho, Y. K., G. H. Seo, B. J. Choi, S. Kim, Y. G. Kim, Y. H. Youn, and E. P. Dever (2009), Connectivity among straits of the northwest Pacific marginal seas, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 114.

 

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