NDLI: Lagrangian Observations of Waves and Currents From the River Drifter

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Author	Postacchini, M. Centurioni, L.R. Braasch, L. Brocchini, M. Vicinanza, D.
Copyright Year	1976
Abstract	The working principle and the capabilities of a new platform called the River Drifter are here presented. This technology has applications in the study of the hydrodynamics of coastal areas, rivers, and lakes. The River Drifter was designed for shallow water applications (1 m and deeper) to collect concurrent measurements of surface currents, three-dimensional velocity profiles underneath the device, water depth, and salinity. Here, we discuss how water level displacements can be inferred and used to measure the swell characteristics and to also correct the measured velocity. We also show how the local vorticity field can be computed. As an example application, we describe a study whose goal was to investigate the fate of a polluted river plume and how two River Drifters initially following the same path are characterized by very different final trajectories. The different behaviors of the two drifters are explained in terms of the local flow dynamics, which are strongly influenced by the seabed morphology, forcing the River Drifters to move in different directions.
Sponsorship	IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society
Starting Page	94
Ending Page	104
Page Count	11
File Size	2553181
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03649059
Volume Number	41
Issue Number	1
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2016-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Sea measurements Rivers Global Positioning System Current measurement Pollution measurement Sea surface Dispersion surface gravity waves Acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) flow characterization Lagrangian drifters surface current
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ocean Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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