Circle = deployment location
Green = position fix more than 48 hrs old
Yellow = position fix more than 24 hrs old
Red = position fix less than 24 hours old
Black text = most recent ARGOS fix
Blue text = most recent GPS fix
Triangle = SVP Drifter
X = CODE Drifter
Depth contours are plotted at the following bathymetric levels: 3000 m, 2000 m, 1000 m, 500 m, 200 m, 150 m, 100 m, 80 m, 60 m, 40 m, 20 m.
-- Recent meteorological conditions at 70.03N/166.07W --
Regional view, GPS position fix |
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107030 |
107032 |
107033 |
107034 |
107035 |
107038 |
107040 |
107041 |
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107044 |
107051 |
107052 |
107053 |
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107074 |
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107463 |
107465 |
107466 |
107467 |
107468 |
107469 |
107470 |
107472 |
107473 |
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107476 |
107477 |
107478 |
107479 |
107480 |
107481 |
107482 |
107483 |
107484 |
107485 |
107486 |
Local view, GPS position fix |
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107030 |
107032 |
107033 |
107034 |
107035 |
107038 |
107040 |
107041 |
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107044 |
107051 |
107052 |
107053 |
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107074 |
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107463 |
107465 |
107466 |
107467 |
107468 |
107469 |
107470 |
107472 |
107473 |
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107476 |
107477 |
107478 |
107479 |
107480 |
107481 |
107482 |
107483 |
107484 |
107485 |
107486 |
Time Series, GPS position fix |
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107030 |
107032 |
107033 |
107034 |
107035 |
107038 |
107040 |
107041 |
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107044 |
107051 |
107052 |
107053 |
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107074 |
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107463 |
107465 |
107466 |
107467 |
107468 |
107469 |
107470 |
107472 |
107473 |
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107476 |
107477 |
107478 |
107479 |
107480 |
107481 |
107482 |
107483 |
107484 |
107485 |
107486 |
Regional view, ARGOS position fix |
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107030 |
107032 |
107033 |
107034 |
107035 |
107038 |
107040 |
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107044 |
107051 |
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107463 |
107465 |
107466 |
107467 |
107469 |
107470 |
107473 |
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107476 |
107477 |
107478 |
107479 |
107480 |
107481 |
107482 |
107483 |
107484 |
107485 |
107486 |
Local view, ARGOS position fix |
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107030 |
107032 |
107033 |
107034 |
107035 |
107038 |
107040 |
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107044 |
107051 |
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107463 |
107465 |
107466 |
107467 |
107469 |
107470 |
107473 |
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107476 |
107477 |
107478 |
107479 |
107480 |
107481 |
107482 |
107483 |
107484 |
107485 |
107486 |
Time Series, ARGOS position fix |
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107030 |
107032 |
107033 |
107034 |
107035 |
107038 |
107040 |
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107044 |
107051 |
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107463 |
107465 |
107466 |
107467 |
107469 |
107470 |
107473 |
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107476 |
107477 |
107478 |
107479 |
107480 |
107481 |
107482 |
107483 |
107484 |
107485 |
107486 |
Background:
The data displayed on this page are collected as part of a satellite-tracked drifter study in the Northeast Chukchi Sea in the summer of 2011. The sampling involves co-located deployments of WOCE (10 m drogue) and CODE (1 m drogue) drifters to ascertain the surface and near surface circulation. These cluster deployments will allow us to better understand current shear in the upper ocean and its relation to seasonal changes in stratification and winds. The data and this understanding will be useful in evaluating circulation and oil spill trajectory models for this shelf. This data is used with companion studies of surface current mapping radars, instrumented moorings and autonomous gliders to engender a more comprehensive understanding of the Chukchi Sea's physical dynamics.
Acknowledgements:
Offshore deployments are funded through the Coastal Marine Instutute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Sponsors include the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), Shell Oil, Conoco Phillips, and Statoil. Nearshore drifter deployments are funded by the North Slope Borough/Shell Baseline Studies Program and deployed by the North Slope Borough's Department of Wildlife Management.
Contact:
For information about this project, contact
Institute of Marine Science
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
Room 115 O'Neill Building
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7220
Phone: (907) 474-7993
email: tjweingartner@alaska.edu
Department of Wildlife Management