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Research article
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26 Aug 2020
Research article |
| 26 Aug 2020
| 26 Aug 2020
Lagrangian modelling of a person lost at sea during the Adriatic scirocco storm of 29 October 2018
National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Piran, Slovenia
Solène Estival
ENSTA Paris – École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
Catalina Reyes-Suarez
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS, Trieste, Italy
Davide Deponte
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS, Trieste, Italy
Anja Fettich
Slovenian Environment Agency, Group for Meteorological, Hydrological and Oceanographic Modelling,
Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Short summary
In 2018 windsurfer’s mast broke about 1 km offshore during a scirocco storm in the northern Adriatic. He was drifting in severe conditions until he eventually beached alive and well in Sistiana (Italy) 24 h later. We conducted an interview with the survivor to reconstruct his trajectory. We simulate his trajectory in several ways and estimate the optimal search-and-rescue area for a civil rescue response. Properly calibrated virtual drifter properties are key to reliable rescue area forecasting.
In 2018 windsurfer’s mast broke about 1 km offshore during a scirocco storm in the northern...
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