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What’s New
Global Drifter Program Deploys Wave Drifters Under Hurricane Teddy
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Drifters Deployed in Anticipation of Hurricane Isaias (August 2020)
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Continuity of Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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LDL Invites Applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar to Work on the Global Drifter Program
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Measuring Greenland’s Helheim Fjord Circulation Using the Custom ADOS Drifter
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Technology Development and Custom-Made Drifters
The Lagrangian Drifter Laboratory innovates drifter and sensor designs as demanded by science applications and evolving requirements.
Drifter-Based Science Products
Drifter arrays complement the ocean observing and modeling components of science programs. The LDL provides analytical products that support programs’ research objectives.