tracked by satellite are suitable for 
intercomparison with in situ current meters and 
produce about the same variations in the data 
series. 
Acknowledgments 
The authors wish to acknowledge the 
enthusiastic and professional support of the 
Captain and crew of the R/V Prof. W. Besnard 
and Mr. J. Roberto Moreira of IOUSP, for their 
help in conducting the field work and in pre- 
processing the current meter data. Project 
COROAS was made possible through the 
financial support of FAPESP, CNPq and the 
CIRM. Dr. J.A. Lorenzzetti INPE) made helpful 
suggestions in the final version of this report. 
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Table 1. 
Comparison of drifter and current meter velocities 
LCD JDay; | JDay; | AJDay V 0 V3 0.2 V-V3 0-0, 
(cm/s) (°) (cm/s) (°) (cm/s) (°) 
3178 43.75 | 69.20 | 20.55 8.7 | 2182 26.8 | 201.6 | -182 16.6 
3178 67.23* | 67.99 0°76 | 65.9° | 2002 59.9 | 203.6 6.0 -3.4 
3179 8.72 53.00 4.28 8.9 | 060.8 11.4 | 058.0 -2.5 2.8 
3179 58.23 64.25 6.02 11-547 | 2130 43.3 | 203.6 ]L4 7 94 
3180 48.88 49.98 1:10 1 72209"*| 0814 17.9 | 040.4 5.0 41.0 
3180 56.25 7101) 14.76 | 305 | 216.7 44.9 | 209.5 | -24.5 72 
3181 48.88 60.29 | 11.41 23.2.1 2245 142113279 9.0 42.3 
3182 49.23 35.32 6.09 5.6 083.5 10.4 | 083.5 -4.8 0.0 
3182 62.40 75.48 | 13.08 134 239.8 67.0 120694 -53.0 32.9 
GenM 24.8. | 170.9 32.9 11544) 1 16.5 
GSDev 4213, | +728 | [221.6 | 15 | 2214. | 178) 
Means“ 31.0.. | 218.7 AD) 201.25] "HZ e173 
12.551 075.2 13.2 60.6 -0.8 14.6 
Std. 23:5 | 13,1 +19.8 1297 | +255. | El? | 
Devs 193] 112.5 tá. 1:4. ::21.7 45.1 23229 || 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
*Values determined when LCD passed in close proximity to current meter (32) mooring. 
! Means and standard deviations determined for sets of 9 measurements. | 
? Means and standard deviations determined for sets of northbound and southbound currents. 
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