Articles | Volume 31, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-31-571-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-31-571-2024
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05 Dec 2024
Research article |  | 05 Dec 2024

Inferring flow energy, space scales, and timescales: freely drifting vs. fixed-point observations

Aurelien Luigi Serge Ponte, Lachlan C. Astfalck, Matthew D. Rayson, Andrew P. Zulberti, and Nicole L. Jones

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We propose a novel method for the estimation of ocean surface flow properties in terms of its energy and spatial and temporal scales. The method relies on flow observations collected either at a fixed location or along the flow, as would be inferred from the trajectory of freely drifting platforms. The accuracy of the method is quantified in several experimental configurations. We innovatively demonstrate that freely drifting platforms, even in isolation, can be used to capture flow properties.