This is a float reachability forecast, using the actual locations of 3 EM-APEX floats on 12 June 0000Z, starting from a 7-day PE forecast (which covers the period Jun 05 - Jun 20).
Starting points are located where the floats were at 0Z on 12 Jun 0000Z. All runs assume 3 cm/s velocity unc., and run for 8 days.
In the plots below, the overlaid velocity vectors are those that the float "sees". This is a single velocity field constructed assuming that the float does one up/down profile a day (0 to 1500m), taking 8.5 hours and spends the rest of the day (15.5 hours) "parked" at 1500m. The resultant velocity field consists of the 8.5/24*(0-1500m vertically averaged velocity) + 15.5/24*(1500m velocity) field.
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