Research Article

A New Small Drifter for Shallow Water Basins: Application to the Study of Surface Currents in the Muggia Bay (Italy)

Table 1

Maximum drifter velocity values and maximum wind intensities.

BuoyReleaseRetrieval (m/s) (m/s) (m/s)

B612.09.2011 14:3712.09.2011 24:400.292.394.64
B1212.09.2011 14:4012.09.2011 17:000.193.144.64
B714.09.2011 11:1514.09.2011 16:050.193.954.62
B914.09.2011 11:3014.09.2011 17:150.153.634.62
B615.09.2011 09:3015.09.2011 12:300.298.5213.03
B315.09.2011 14:1015.09.2011 19:000.183.725.78
B915.09.2011 14:1015.09.2011 17:200.193.264.71
B616.09.2011 10:2516.09.2011 14:350.223.817.71
B916.09.2011 10:1016.09.2011 13:440.213.628.46