North Pacific Ocean, Tradewind Region East of Hawaii
North Pacific Ocean, Tradewind Region East of Hawaii

Author: Gunnar I. Roden

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Published: 1987

Total Pages: 626

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During September and October 1972, scientists aboard the R/V Thomas G. Thompson studied the thermohaline and density structures in the tradewind region east of the Hawaiian Islands. An additional hydrographic section was made from the working area to San Diego, Ca. A total of 300 stations were taken. The primary objectives of the field study in the tradewind region east of Hawaii were: 1) to investigate the mesoscale thermohaline and density structures in 2700 km high resolution sections across the tradewind region. 2) to determine the subtropical and doldrum fronts occuring at the boundaries of this region. 3) to study the mesoscale dynamic height and baroclinic flow perturbations in the tradewind region. 4) to assess the mesoscale and baroclinic flow structures across the California current between the subtropical gyre and the coast. Keywords: Salinity temperature depth; Oceanographic data; Autumn sea water; Oceanographic fronts; Ocean currents.

The Trade Wind Field Over the Pacific Ocean
The Trade Wind Field Over the Pacific Ocean

Author: Klaus Wyrtki

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Published: 1975

Total Pages: 294

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The trade wind field over the Pacific Ocean between 30N and 30S has been studied on the basis of five million wind observations taken from ships. Data were averaged for areas of 2 degrees latitude and 10 degrees longitude to resolve adequately the north-south gradients in the wind field. Bimonthly mean maps of the wind stress vector were produced for the period from 1950 to 1972. Indices of the size and overall strength of the northeast and the southeast trades are defined, and time series of these indices are presented for the period from 1948 to 1972. Interannual variations and the most outstanding seasonal anomalies in the trade wind field are discussed briefly.

The Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Encyclopaedia Britannica

Author: Hugh Chisholm

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Published: 1911

Total Pages: 1052

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This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.