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e built at other eoastd sites such that the vector field <strong>may</strong> <strong>be</strong> mnstructed <strong>be</strong>tween<br />
stations with dud coverage. Hence, it was adwtageous for DFO to <strong>be</strong>mme involvd<br />
at this stage <strong>of</strong> the program dwelopment since the data pmdvets provided by these<br />
modem radar system mold aid in future SJheries research, especially in light <strong>of</strong> the<br />
collapse <strong>of</strong> the md bhery in Newfoundland.<br />
3.2 The Drifter Component<br />
Theexperiment commenced on Octo<strong>be</strong>r 20,1992 with the deployment <strong>of</strong> three Seimae<br />
Limited <strong>of</strong> Canada Accurate Suriaee naeker (AST) buoys an the Southern Grand<br />
B& (Figure 3.1).<br />
Figure 3.1: The positions <strong>of</strong> the three Accurate Surface Rder drifters ar recorded<br />
by the satell~te system. This raw paitiand data luss su<strong>be</strong>quently used to estimate<br />
the drifter velocities.