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Satellite-tracked drifting buoy observations in the south equatorial current in the Indian Ocean
Volume 97 Issue 2 December 1988 pp 149-157
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Keywords
Drifting buoys ;south equatorial current ;Indian Ocean ;surface drift ;mixed layer -
Abstract
Three satellite-tracked drifting buoys released in the south equatorial current in the Indian Ocean followed the path of the current moving westward approximately zonally in the vicinity of 10 S latitude. On nearing the east coast of Africa two buoys moved north and the third moved south. Over the open sea regime the buoys moved with a speed of approximately 30 cm/s at an angle of about 35° to the left of the wind. The overall tendencies seen in the buoy drift are similar to those observed elsewhere in the world oceans.
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Author Affiliations
- National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula - 403 004, India
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Dates
- Published
- December 1988
- Manuscript received
- 30 December 1987
- Manuscript revised
- 5 July 1988
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