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Drifter Studies

Drifter Studies is a systematic research methodology in physical oceanography that employs freely floating, instrument-equipped platforms to observe and analyze surface ocean currents, distinguishing it from other observational approaches by its focus on Lagrangian tracking of water parcel trajectories over time.

80

Publications

4.5K

Citations

286

Authors

126

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

12

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Publications

80

Origin, dynamics and evolution of ocean garbage patches from observed surface drifters

Erik van Sebille, Matthew H. England, Gary Froyland · Environmental Research Letters · 2012 · 519 citations · Full text

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Fukushima-derived radionuclides in the ocean and biota off Japan

Ken O. Buesseler, Steven R. Jayne, Nicholas S. Fisher et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2012 · 481 citations · Full text

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Drifter observations of coastal surface currents during CODE: The method and descriptive view

Russ E. Davis · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1985 · 458 citations

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Adriatic Sea surface circulation as derived from drifter data between 1990 and 1999

Pierre‐Marie Poulain · Journal of Marine Systems · 2001 · 334 citations

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Does the Yellow Sea Warm Current really exist as a persistent mean flow?

Heung‐Jae Lie, Cheol‐Ho Cho, Jae‐Hak Lee et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2001 · 130 citations · Full text

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Authors

286

  1. PP
    Pierre‐Marie Poulain

    National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, Italy

    4 publications · 492 citations

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  2. LC
    Luca Centurioni

    Scripps Institution of Oceanography, United States

    3 publications · 92 citations

    3

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  3. RG
    Riccardo Gerin

    National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, Italy

    3 publications · 128 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. AD
    A. D. Kirwan

    University of Delaware, United States

    3 publications · 169 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. MB
    Maristella Berta

    Istituto di Scienze Marine del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy

    2 publications · 81 citations

    2

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Institutions

126

  1. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    328 citations

  2. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    3.2K citations

  3. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    329 citations

  4. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    150 citations

  5. National Sun Yat-sen University

    Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    260 citations

  6. Naval Postgraduate School

    Monterey, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    437 citations

  7. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

    Silver Spring, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    152 citations

  8. Istituto di Scienze Marine del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

    Venice, Italy

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    268 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 8 publications · 914 citations

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  2. Progress In Oceanography

    5 publications · 165 citations

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  5. Journal of Marine Systems

    3 publications · 477 citations

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