Drifter observations of the Gulf of Maine Coastal Current |
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| Authors: | J.P. Manning D.J. McGillicuddy Jr. N.R Pettigrew J.H. Churchill L.S. Incze |
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| Affiliation: | 1. National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA;2. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA;3. School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Libby Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA;4. Aquatic Systems Group, University of Southern Maine, 350 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101, USA |
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| Abstract: | Two-hundred and twenty seven satellite-tracked drifters were deployed in the Gulf of Maine (GoM) from 1988 to 2007, primarily during spring and summer. The archive of tracks includes over 100,000 km logged thus far. Statistics such as transit times, mean velocities, response to wind events, and preferred pathways are compiled for various areas of the coastal GoM. We compare Lagrangian flow with Eulerian estimates from nearby moorings and evaluate drifter trajectories using Ekman theory and 3-D ocean circulation models. |
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| Keywords: | Lagrangian drifting buoys Coastal current measurement Transport processes Drogues Gulf of Maine Georges Bank |
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