Pacific Area Current Charts.

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Abstract:

A monthly mean sea current was calculated for the west coast of the United States and the Hawaiian Islands area on a spatial grid of 1 deg by 1 deg. These mean geostrophic velocities were computer generated from dynamic height data obtained from the National Oceanographic Data Center. A method employing two-dimensional spline fits of spatially and temporally random hydrographic data was developed to determine the monthly averaged geostrophic currents. Author

Author(s):
Mooney, Kenneth A. ; Summy, Alan D.
Author Organization(s):
COAST GUARD WASHINGTON DC OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.,
Pagination:
0071

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Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
TR-82-2
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*Ocean currents, Velocity, North Pacific Ocean, Seasonal variations, Washington(State), Oregon, California, Hawaii, Coastal regions, Drift, Sea water, Oceanographic data, Data reduction, Spatial distribution, Temperature, Salinity, Density, Ocean waves, Height, Anomalies
Field(s)/Group(s):
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Keyword(s):
West Coast United States, Geostrophic currents
Report Date:
1981 Jan 01