Measurements of the water-following capability of holey-sock and TRISTAR drifters

Diurnal cycling: Observations and models of the upper ocean response to diurnal heating, cooling, and wind mixing

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Water-following characteristics of a mixed layer drifter

Pearn P. Niller, Russ E. Davis, Henry J. White · Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers · 1987 · 154 citations

Natural Sciences, Ocean Engineering, Oceanography +14

Wind-Driven Motions in the Northeast Pacific as Measured by Lagrangian Drifters

Pearn P. Niiler, Jeffrey D. Paduan · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1995 · 151 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Oceanography +10

Statistical Analysis of the Surface Circulation in the California Current System Using Satellite-Tracked Drifters

Pierre‐Marie Poulain, Pearn P. Niiler · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1989 · 138 citations · Full text

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A vector measuring current meter

Robert A. Weller, Russ E. Davis · Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers · 1980 · 132 citations

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromagnetism +11