Investigation of Possible Boundary Currents Adjacent to the Windward Side of the Hawaiian Islands

该项目将调查海洋的结构 在夏威夷北部使用一次性AXBT从一系列 航班最近的理论和分析表明，夏威夷 岛脊系统将传入的Rossby波纠正为 具有准持久性海上结构的当前系统。 这 研究将确定空间结构，并重复 飞行，将描述时间变化的一些方面。

This project will investigate the structure of the ocean north of Hawaii using expendable AXBT's dropped from a series of flights. recent theory and analysis suggests that the Hawaiian Island ridge system rectifies incoming Rossby waves into a current system with quasi-persistent offshore structure. This study will determine the spatial sturucture, and with repeated flights, will describe some aspects of the temporal variability.