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Published August 19, 2003 | public
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Lagrangian Structures in Very High-Frequency Radar Data and Optimal Pollution Timing

Abstract

Very High-frequency (VHF) radar technology produces detailed surface velocity maps near the surface of coastal waters. The use of measured velocity data in environmental prediction, however, has remained unexplored. In this paper, we uncover a striking flow structure in coastal radar observations along the coast of Florida. This structure governs the spread of organic contaminants or passive drifters released in the area. We compute the Lyapunov exponents of the VHF radar data to determine optimal release windows in which contaminants are advected efficiently away from the coast and we show that a VHF radar-based pollution release scheme using the hidden flow structure reduces the effect of industrial pollution in the coastal environment.

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