| Regional Model Phenomenology |
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| • | Model
compares well with large scale |
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| drifter
observations (Qiu et al, 1997; |
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| Bingham,
1998) and ADCP data |
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et al., 1997; see table 1, Figure |
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| 3). |
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| • | Model
replicates displacement of |
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| subtropical
gyre with depth (Wyrtki, |
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| Overall the model agrees well with |
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| observations on both the gyre and |
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| regional scales. |
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| Compared |
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| Filed |
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| Observations |
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| Modeled |
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| Value |
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| Data |
| Value |
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| NHRC |
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| Velocity |
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| Drifters |
| 15
cm/s |
| 10-15
cm/s |
| ADCP |
| 10cm/s |
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| NHRC |
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| Width |
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| Drifters |
| 100
km |
| 100
km |
| ADCP |
| 100
km |
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| Table 1. NHRC velocity and width comparisons with |
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| observations. |
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