Adriatic Mesoscale Experiment
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COASTAL UPWELLING
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COASTAL UPWELLING
Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiment (CODE)
ISLAND UPWELLING
10 C isotherm depth (Levitus)
WinterSurfacewinds
Wintersurface pressure
Hawaii setting
(COADS)
Honolulu
OAHU
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MOLOKAI
MAUILANAI
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Kailua-KonaHilo
HAWAII
Atmospheric lee
Chavanne et al., 2002
Wind forcing
9-month average (Sep. 96 – Jun 97)
Surface
wind
velocity
Wind
stress
curl
Surface
wind
divergence
Clouds
frequency
Chavanne et al.
2002
Oceanic lee
Mean currents Mean variability
Sverdrup
gyres
Chavanne et al.
(2002)
Eddies
Lumpkin & Flament, 2001
Hawaiian Lee Counter Current
M->EE->M E->M M->E
Barotropic conversion BaroclinicLumpkin, 1998
Winter Winds
Summer Winds
Pullen et al., 2008 (GRL)
Wind forcing
ISLAND UPWELLING
