. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. ' 1 2I 3 "5. 0) Q 4 ^ 5 170°W Figure 8. Long-term mean current vectors and standard error ellipses in the northern region of the NWHL from Maro Reef (° W) to Kure Atoll (178° W) for grid boxes having at least 15 cruise sections. Unlike all previous figures, the vertical averaging interval for this region is 28-100 m. Mean U 50- 100 150 200 250-K in 178°W 176°W 174°W 172°W 170°W 168°yy 166°W 164°W 162°W 160°W 158°W Mean V 50 E ;^ 100 200 250 I I ,- i *" E
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. ' 1 2I 3 "5. 0) Q 4 ^ 5 170°W Figure 8. Long-term mean current vectors and standard error ellipses in the northern region of the NWHL from Maro Reef (° W) to Kure Atoll (178° W) for grid boxes having at least 15 cruise sections. Unlike all previous figures, the vertical averaging interval for this region is 28-100 m. Mean U 50- 100 150 200 250-K in 178°W 176°W 174°W 172°W 170°W 168°yy 166°W 164°W 162°W 160°W 158°W Mean V 50 E ;^ 100 200 250 I I ,- i *" E ^ CO E 178°W 176°W 174°W 172°W 170°\/y 168°W 166°W 164°W 162°W 160°W 158°W Nunnber of Sections. fm = i I 100 80 60 3 40 20 178°W 176°W 174°W 172°W 170°W 168°W 166°W 164°W 162''W 160°W 158°W (a) (b) (c) Figure 9. Long-term mean a) zonal and b) meridional velocity along the rotated-longitude on the axis of the NWHI between Honolulu and Kure Atoll during all seasons. Velocities are averaged across rotated- latitude sections, c) Number of cruise sections used for each velocity Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Press; National Research Council (U. S. ). Pacific Science Board; Smithsonian Institution; National Museum of Natural History (U. S. ); United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. Washington, D. C. : [Smithsonian Press]
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