Record #:

23915

Author(s):

Nagy, Rebecca

Abstract:

In the summer of 2014, researchers deployed data-logging drifters to track the direction of rip currents on the North Carolina coast. The study had two objectives: discover a way to better predict rip currents and determine whether swimmers caught in rip currents should swim or float.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 3, Summer 2015, p6-13, il, por

Subject(s):

Outer Banks--Description and travel