NHRC Width Scale and Alenuihaha Channel Flow
			• Transport through Alenuihaha Channel varies according to the boundary layer thickness. – Non-linear models utilize an inertial boundary layer scale LI. – Linear models utilize a frictional (Munk, 1950) boundary layer scale LM.
		Where, Vc = Velocity at core of NHRC, AH = Coefficient of Horizontal Viscosity, ß0=2.1x10-11 m-1s-2 at 21.5ºN • Thus, the NHRC width scale is set by the internal modeled dynamics, producing a non-linear (linear) width scale of 100 km (30 km). • Clearly, the wider non-linear width scale precludes all of the transport from passing through the 37 km wide Alenuihaha Channel, enhancing the non-linear NHRC transport.