Gulf Oceanography-Gulf Stream Study (GUSS).

摘要

This is the final report of a feasibility study of a western boundary current experiment which would use free drifting, drogued buoys (drifters). A pilot experiment in the Kuroshio demonstrated that drifters stay in the strong current region long enough to determine all of the required kinematic parameters. In these regions a theoretical error analysis showed that positions should be determined approximately hourly with an accuracy to within 450 meters. In an investigation of possible position fixing systems that could meet this requirement, it was concluded that the LORAN-C system with a telemetry link through TIROS N satellite was the most economical approach. (Author)