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The
inertial period is about 12.99 hours.
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A
simple model consisting of a mean current plus
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an
inertial component was fit in a least-squares
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sense
to the drifter position data.
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One
elliptical drifter track had a major axis of 16.8
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cm/s
and a minor axis of 10.5 cm/s, with the major
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axis
oriented toward 28 ON.
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