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Drifter Technology and Impacts for Sea Surface Temperature, Sea-Level Pressure, and Ocean Circulation Studies

Author : Luca R. Centurioni

Published in: Observing the Oceans in Real Time

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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The purpose of this chapter is twofold. First, we illustrate the technology used by the Lagrangian drifters deployed by Global Drifter Program (GDP), which is the principal component of the Global Drifter Array; second, we review and summarize the most recent studies on the impact of drifter data for calibration and validation of sea surface temperature (SST) satellite products, Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and climate studies, tropical cyclones (TCs)-ocean interaction and ocean circulation studies. Several types of drifters are described, starting from the simplest configuration that measures SST and sea-level atmospheric pressure (SLP), continuing with special drifters designed to measure sea surface salinity (SSS) and sea-level wind (SLW), and ending with air-deployable drifting thermistor chains that measure the temperature of the upper 150 m of the ocean, which are used to study the interaction of the ocean’s mixed layer with TCs. We also discuss the implications of the satellite telecommunication technology on the accuracy of drifter’s geolocation and on the timeliness of the near real-time data stream.

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Title: Drifter Technology and Impacts for Sea Surface Temperature, Sea-Level Pressure, and Ocean Circulation Studies
Author: Luca R. Centurioni
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Observing the Oceans in Real Time
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-66492-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-66493-4

Copyright Year: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66493-4_3

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