SWIFT data collected in the Southern California Bight by SWIFT drifters as part of the ONR Langmuir Circulation Departmental Research Initiative (LC-DRI)

This is the public archive for ADCP data collected with SWIFT drifters and Mixed-Layer Floats during the 'Langmuir Circulation' Office of Naval Research Departmental Research Initiative (LC-DRI) field experiment, conducted between March 19th and April 6th, 2017 in the Southern California Bight 40 km west of Catalina Island. The floats and drifters were deployed and recovered from the R/V R.G. Sproul during cruise SP1709 (Cruise DOI: 10.7284/907464). SWIFTs were deployed during storms with wind speeds up to 20 m/s and sampled strong diurnal warm layers during weaker wind periods.