An Economical Open-Source Lagrangian Drifter Design to Measure Deep Currents in Lakes

<p>An economical, open-source Lagrangian drifter designed to collect current data on lakes&lt;200km2 was evaluated against existing designs.&nbsp;The new design was tested in deep inland lakes in the Finger Lakes region of New York,&nbsp;USA and is effective at tracking deep currents. The ease and low-cost of fabrication and launch/recovery should facilitate use of this&nbsp;design by less-advantaged communities &amp; researchers.</p> <p>This project includes data and code for preparation of graphs and charts to illustrate Lagrangian drifter experiments in Seneca Lake and Keuka Lake, New York, USA.</p>