| Wind Forcing and Island Effects |
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| The
local wind field interacts with the steep |
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| topography
of the main island of Hawaii. This |
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localized enhancement of the wind stress |
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| curl
field in the vicinity of the islands (figure |
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| 4a,b),
and subsequently defines the incoming |
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| flow (figure
5c,d). Click to enlarge. |
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