Extent and Energetics of the Hawaiian Lee Countercurrent

Direct velocity observations from drogued drifters in the Hawaiian Island region are used to map the time-mean and seasonal variability of the Hawaiian Lee Countercurrent (HLCC). The density of these data has more than doubled since the initial discovery of the HLCC. They provide valuable absolute e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rick Lumpkin, Pierre J. Flament
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2013-03-01
Series:Oceanography
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Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/26-1_lumpkin.pdf