Current measurements from five ARGOS-tracked drifters in the Mid-Atlantic Bight, in support of the DECADE project, in April 2003 (NCEI Accession 0002346)
This dataset includes current data collected by drifters deployed from 2003-04-14 to 2003-04-16 in the Middle Atlantic Bight continental shelf / offshore Delaware Bay. Instruments used include 3 Horizon Drifters using ARGOS system for location, 1 Brightwater Drifter using ARGOS system for location, and 1 Brightwater Drifter using GPS-ARGOS system for location.
These data were collected to support investigations of across-margin transport of biologically, geological, and chemically important materials as part of the DECADE project.
Data collectors: Dr. Richard Garvine, University of Delaware, College of Marine Studies and Dr. Charles Tilburg, University of Georgia.
These data were collected to support investigations of across-margin transport of biologically, geological, and chemically important materials as part of the DECADE project.
Data collectors: Dr. Richard Garvine, University of Delaware, College of Marine Studies and Dr. Charles Tilburg, University of Georgia.
Dataset Citation
- Cite as: Garvine, Richard W.; Tilburg, Charles E. (2005). Current measurements from five ARGOS-tracked drifters in the Mid-Atlantic Bight, in support of the DECADE project, in April 2003 (NCEI Accession 0002346). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0002346. Accessed [date].
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Coverage Description | Delaware Coastal Current |
Time Period | 2003-04-15 to 2003-04-16 |
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West: -74.953
East: -74.638
South: 38.555
North: 38.686
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Dataset Progress Status | Complete - production of the data has been completed Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility |
Data Update Frequency | As needed |
Purpose | The overall objective of this project is to determine the major elements in the mixing dynamics and the circulation in a buoyant coastal plume during upwelling and downwelling circulation events. Particular objectives are: 1) Compare mixing mechanisms during upwelling and downwelling events; 2) Find and compare the peak levels of vertical mixing in space for both upwelling and downwelling events; 3) Find and compare the bulk level of vertical mixing for the plume as a whole during both upwelling and downwelling events; 4) Find the level of vertical diffusivity (Kz) during both events; 5) Diagnose the advective-diffusive balance for buoyancy near the plume surface during both events; 6) Advance the capability in numerical modeling of circulation and mixing in buoyant coastal plumes. |
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