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Table 4 Geometric parameters of drafting mother-calf pairs from Figure 1b, for drafting calculations

From: The hydrodynamics of dolphin drafting

Case

Calf length L1 (cm)

Length ratio L2/L1

Lateral displacement η (cm)

Longitudinal displacement ξ (cm)

η/L1

 

ξ/L2

H1

119

1.59

26.0

35.3

0.22

 

0.19

H2

114

1.67

58.5

27.7

0.51

 

0.15

DL

113

1.68

36.9

58.1

0.33

 

0.31

DR

162

1.17

30.3

63.3

0.19

 

0.33

A2

128

1.48

46.2

41.1

0.36

 

0.22

A3

168

1.13

54.3

5.4

0.32

 

0.03

A4

123

1.55

33.5

67.1

0.27

 

0.35

A5

132

1.44

52.8

60.7

0.40

 

0.32

A6

128

1.48

61.6

56.5

0.48

 

0.30

BR

168

1.13

41.9

53.1

0.25

 

0.28

  1. The case name is from the picture marking (the letter) in Figure 1b for A2-A6, and data not shown for the remainder, and the number indicates the pair in the picture, from left to right. The mother's length L2 is assumed as 190 cm. No error estimates are presented as these values are taken as indicative only.