Nantucket-Martha's Vineyard Coastal Current Multi-Depth Drifter Release

August 15 11:00 EDT (1500Z)

Drifter Location Forecast (33hr) Drifter Trajectories (6hr and 24hr)


Flowmap and Drifter Trajectory Forecast (tilted box and 5X4 grid) for 15 Aug 1500Z to 16 Aug 1500Z 2017, Issued 15 Aug 2017 (8am)

The following figures show the flowmaps and trajectories for a tilted box in the domain, at different times. In the last row of the table, trajectories for a 33 hours period are shown for drifters released on a 5X4 grid. The grid has a model resolution of 200m.

As a reminder, 12:00Z = 08:00 EDT, i.e., local time is 4 hours behind Zulu time.

0m 12m
x-position (e.g., longitude) drifter_release_11AM_X_Box3_N009.png
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y-position (e.g., latitude) drifter_release_11AM_Y_Box3_N009.png
drifter_release_11AM_Y_12m_Box3_N009.png
Drifter Locations central_zoom3_0000cm_33hr_20170815_1500.png
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Trajectories central_zoom1_color_0000cm_33hr_20170815_1500.png
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Drifter Trajectory Forecast (5X4 grid) for 15 Aug 1500Z to 16 Aug 1500Z 2017, Issued 15 Aug 2017 (8am)

The following figures show the trajectories in the domain, at different times. The drifters are released on a 5X4 grid. The grid has a model resolution of 200m. These trajectory computations are for a time window of 6 or 24 hours for the forecast of 15 Aug 1500Z to 16 Aug 1500Z 2017 (15 Aug 1100 EDT to 17 Aug 1100 EDT 2017). The window center shifts in 1 hour intervals.

As a reminder, 12:00Z = 08:00 EDT, i.e., local time is 4 hours behind Zulu time.

Depth, Domain, and Window 15:00Z 16:00Z 17:00Z 18:00Z 19:00Z 20:00Z 21:00Z
Depth: 0m;
MV
modeling domain;
06hr window
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central_zoom1_color_0000cm_06hr_20170815_1700.png
central_zoom1_color_0000cm_06hr_20170815_1800.png
central_zoom1_color_0000cm_06hr_20170815_1900.png
central_zoom1_color_0000cm_06hr_20170815_2000.png
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Depth: 0m;
MV
modeling domain;
24hr window
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central_zoom1_color_0000cm_24hr_20170815_1600.png
central_zoom1_color_0000cm_24hr_20170815_1700.png
central_zoom1_color_0000cm_24hr_20170815_1800.png
central_zoom1_color_0000cm_24hr_20170815_1900.png
central_zoom1_color_0000cm_24hr_20170815_2000.png
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Depth, Domain, and Window 15:00Z 16:00Z 17:00Z 18:00Z 19:00Z 20:00Z 21:00Z
Depth: 12m;
Shelf
modeling domain;
06hr window
central_zoom1_color_1200cm_06hr_20170815_1500.png
central_zoom1_color_1200cm_06hr_20170815_1600.png
central_zoom1_color_1200cm_06hr_20170815_1700.png
central_zoom1_color_1200cm_06hr_20170815_1800.png
central_zoom1_color_1200cm_06hr_20170815_1900.png
central_zoom1_color_1200cm_06hr_20170815_2000.png
central_zoom1_color_1200cm_06hr_20170815_2100.png
Depth: 12m;
Shelf
modeling domain;
24hr window
central_zoom1_color_1200cm_24hr_20170815_1500.png
central_zoom1_color_1200cm_24hr_20170815_1600.png
central_zoom1_color_1200cm_24hr_20170815_1700.png
central_zoom1_color_1200cm_24hr_20170815_1800.png
central_zoom1_color_1200cm_24hr_20170815_1900.png
central_zoom1_color_1200cm_24hr_20170815_2000.png
central_zoom1_color_1200cm_24hr_20170815_2100.png