Morey, S., Koch, M., Liu, Y., & Lee, S. - K. (2017). Florida's oceans and marine habitats in a changing climate. In E. P. Chassignet, J. W. Jones, V. Misra, & J. Obeysekera (Eds.), Florida's climate: Changes, variations, & impacts (pp. 391–425). Gainesville, FL: Florida Climate Institute.
Morey, S., Wienders, N., Dukhovskoy, D., & Bourassa, M. (2018). Measurement Characteristics of Near-Surface Currents from Ultra-Thin Drifters, Drogued Drifters, and HF Radar. Remote Sensing , 10 (10), 1633.
Abstract: Concurrent measurements by satellite tracked drifters of different hull and drogue configurations and coastal high-frequency radar reveal substantial differences in estimates of the near-surface velocity. These measurements are important for understanding and predicting material transport on the ocean surface as well as the vertical structure of the near-surface currents. These near-surface current observations were obtained during a field experiment in the northern Gulf of Mexico intended to test a new ultra-thin drifter design. During the experiment, thirty small cylindrical drifters with 5 cm height, twenty-eight similar drifters with 10 cm hull height, and fourteen drifters with 91 cm tall drogues centered at 100 cm depth were deployed within the footprint of coastal High-Frequency (HF) radar. Comparison of collocated velocity measurements reveals systematic differences in surface velocity estimates obtained from the different measurement techniques, as well as provides information on properties of the drifter behavior and near-surface shear. Results show that the HF radar velocity estimates had magnitudes significantly lower than the 5 cm and 10 cm drifter velocity of approximately 45% and 35%, respectively. The HF radar velocity magnitudes were similar to the drogued drifter velocity. Analysis of wave directional spectra measurements reveals that surface Stokes drift accounts for much of the velocity difference between the drogued drifters and the thin surface drifters except during times of wave breaking.
Morey, S., Wienders, N., Dukhovskoy, D., & Bourassa, M. (2018). Measurement Characteristics of Near-Surface Currents from Ultra-Thin Drifters, Drogued Drifters, and HF Radar. Remote Sensing , 10 (10), 1633.
Abstract: Concurrent measurements by satellite tracked drifters of different hull and drogue configurations and coastal high-frequency radar reveal substantial differences in estimates of the near-surface velocity. These measurements are important for understanding and predicting material transport on the ocean surface as well as the vertical structure of the near-surface currents. These near-surface current observations were obtained during a field experiment in the northern Gulf of Mexico intended to test a new ultra-thin drifter design. During the experiment, thirty small cylindrical drifters with 5 cm height, twenty-eight similar drifters with 10 cm hull height, and fourteen drifters with 91 cm tall drogues centered at 100 cm depth were deployed within the footprint of coastal High-Frequency (HF) radar. Comparison of collocated velocity measurements reveals systematic differences in surface velocity estimates obtained from the different measurement techniques, as well as provides information on properties of the drifter behavior and near-surface shear. Results show that the HF radar velocity estimates had magnitudes significantly lower than the 5 cm and 10 cm drifter velocity of approximately 45% and 35%, respectively. The HF radar velocity magnitudes were similar to the drogued drifter velocity. Analysis of wave directional spectra measurements reveals that surface Stokes drift accounts for much of the velocity difference between the drogued drifters and the thin surface drifters except during times of wave breaking.
Morey, S. L., & O'Brien, J. J. (2000). An application of the Sigma Z-Level Model to the West Florida Shelf spring transition . Research Activities in Atmospheric and Ocean Modeling, Report No. 30 pp., World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Morey, S. L., & O'Brien, J. J. (2004). Vertical resolution impacts on modeled Gulf of Mexico loop current eddies (J. Cote, Ed.). Research Activities in Atmospheric and Ocean Modeling, Report No. 34. Geneva, Switzerland: World Meteorological Organization.
Morey, S. L., Bourassa, M. A., Dukhovskoy, D. S., & O'Brien, J. J. (2006). Modeling the impacts of remote forcing on hurricane storm surge (J. Cote, Ed.). Research Activities in Atmospheric and Ocean Modeling, Report No. 36. Geneva, Switzerland: World Meteorological Organization.
Morey, S. L., Bourassa, M. A., Dukhovskoy, D., & O'Brien, J. J. (2005). Modeling the oceanic response to air-sea fluxes associated with a tropical storm . CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation, Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling. World Meteorological Organization.
Morey, S. L., Bourassa, M. A., Dukhovskoy, D., & O'Brien, J. J. (2005). Modelling the Oceanic Response to Air-Sea Fluxes Associated with a Tropical Storm (J. Cote, Ed.). Research Activities in Atmospheric and Ocean Modeling, Report No. 35. Geneva, Switzerland: World Meteorological Organization.
Morey, S. L., Bourassa, M. A., Jia, X., O'Brien, J. J., & Zavala-Hidalgo, J. (2002). Impacts of satellite scatterometer derived wind forcing on the West Florida Shelf ocean circulation (H. Ritchie, Ed.). Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling. Geneva, Switzerland: WMO.
Morey, S. L., O'Brien, J. J., Schroeder, W. W., & Zavala-Hidalgo, J. (2002). ), Seasonal variability of the export of river discharged freshwater in the Northern gulf of Mexico. MTS/IEEE Oceans 2002 Proceedings , , 1480–1484.
