A dynamical systems approach to the surface search for debris associated with the disappearance of flight MH370

García-Garrido, V. J.; Mancho, A. M.; Wiggins, S.; Mendoza, C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-22-701-2015

Articles | Volume 22, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-22-701-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-22-701-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 22, issue 6

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25 Nov 2015

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A dynamical systems approach to the surface search for debris associated with the disappearance of flight MH370

V. J. García-Garrido, A. M. Mancho, S. Wiggins, and C. Mendoza

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RC C294: 'Report on “A dynamical systems perspective…” by V.J. Garcia-Garrido et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 Jul 2015
- AC C471: 'Response to anonymous referee 1', Ana M. Mancho, 02 Oct 2015
RC C432: 'Report on "A dynamical systems perspective on the absence of debris associated with the disappearance of flight MH370"', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Sep 2015
- AC C474: 'Answer to anonymous referee 2', Ana M. Mancho, 02 Oct 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Ana M. Mancho on behalf of the Authors (02 Oct 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (29 Oct 2015) by Roger Grimshaw

AR by Ana M. Mancho on behalf of the Authors (30 Oct 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (30 Oct 2015) by Roger Grimshaw

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (09 Nov 2015)

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (13 Nov 2015)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (13 Nov 2015) by Roger Grimshaw

AR by Ana M. Mancho on behalf of the Authors (13 Nov 2015) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on 8 March 2014 is one of the great mysteries of our time. The most relevant aspect is that not a piece of debris was found during the intensive surface search carried out for roughly 2 months following the crash. By combining different ocean data with dynamical systems tools, we propose a revised search strategy by showing why debris could not have been expected in some targeted search areas and determining regions where debris could be.