%0 journal article
%@ 1812-0784
%A Callies, U., Groll, N., Horstmann, J., Kapitza, H., Klein, H., Massmann, S., Schwichtenberg, F.

%D 2017
%J Ocean Science
%N 5
%P 799-827 
%R doi:10.5194/os-13-799-2017
%T Surface drifters in the German Bight: model validation considering windage and Stokes drift
%U https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-799-2017
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%X The study suggests that the main sources of simulation errors were inaccurate Eulerian currents and lacking representation of sub-grid-scale processes. Substantial model errors often occurred under low wind conditions. A lower limit of predictability (about 3–5 km day−1) was estimated from two drifters that were initially spaced 20 km apart but converged quickly and diverged again after having stayed at a distance of 2 km or less for about 10 days. In most cases, errors in simulated 25 h drifter displacements were of similar order of magnitude.