. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. (a) 0,1 1 2 ? 169"W 166"W 165"W 164"W 24"N- 23"N Velocity Mean, Aug-Feb Standard Error, 28-148 m. N >= 10 m/s. (b) 1 2 ? 3 oj H 4 5 168"W 167"W 166"W 165"W 164"W Figure 7. Long-temi mean current vectors and standard error ellipses in the middle region of the NWHI from Necker Island (° W) to Raita Bank (169° W) during the period March through July (top panel), and August through February (bottom panel). The dominant eastward current
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. (a) 0,1 1 2 ? 169"W 166"W 165"W 164"W 24"N- 23"N Velocity Mean, Aug-Feb Standard Error, 28-148 m. N >= 10 m/s. (b) 1 2 ? 3 oj H 4 5 168"W 167"W 166"W 165"W 164"W Figure 7. Long-temi mean current vectors and standard error ellipses in the middle region of the NWHI from Necker Island (° W) to Raita Bank (169° W) during the period March through July (top panel), and August through February (bottom panel). The dominant eastward current during March through July is the Subtropical Counter Current; it is not observed in the August-February 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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