The drifters were deployed off the coast of California near 38^oN, 125^oW.  The figures below show the drifter tracks for each deployment overlaid on the local bathymetry.  Further details about each drifter track can be accessed by selecting the track within the figure, or by selecting the drifter number below each figure.

1993 | 1994 | 1996

1993

Figure 1: Drifter tracks for optical drifters deployed in five separate deployments in 1993:
MAY: 20133 (red);
JUN: 20135 (green), 20136 (blue) and 20138 (purple);
JUL: 20139 (yellow), 20142 (cyan), 20143 (red) and 20148 (green);
AUG: 20137 (blue) and 20145 (purple); and
SEP: 20149 (yellow). 
The locations of San Francisco (S.F.) and Los Angeles (L.A.) are shown for reference.

Figure 2: Drifter tracks for optical drifters deployed in three separate deployments in 1994:
FEB: 20146 (red) and 20147 (green);
MAY: 20152 (blue), 20153 (purple), and 20154 (yellow); and
AUG: 20140 (cyan), 20144 (red), 20155 (green), and 22622 (blue).

Figure 3: Drifter tracks for optical drifters deployed in May 1996:  23681 (red) and  23682 (green).

Bathymetry data are from the U.S. Geological Survey web site.

Webpage by Jasmine S. Bartlett, Oregon State University.