Contents 



Page 



Preface iii 



Abstract 1 



1. Introduction 1 



1.1 Objectives 1 



1.2 Observations 2 



1.3 Description of the area 3 



2. Statement of the problem 5 



2. 1 Outline of procedure 5 



2.2 Assumptions and approximations 6 



3. Results 10 



3. 1 Horizontal velocities 10 



3.1.1 Velocities in 1961 10 



3.1.2 Velocities in 1962 10 



3.1.3 Velocities in 1963 11 



3.2 Vertical velocity 12 



3.3 Depth of no horizontal motion 12 



3.4 Annual cycle of horizontal velocities 12 



4. Summary and conclusions 15 



References 17 



Appendix I. Physical expressions for the problem 19 



Appendix II. A numerical example 27 



Appendix III. List of symbols 35 



Figures 1 through 68 37-104 



Tables 



Table p age 



1. Recent Coast and Geodetic Survey observations in the central North Pacific 



Ocean 3 



2. Data printout for section defined by oceanographic stations 63 and 59 31 



3. Data printout for section defined by oceanographic stations 29 and 32 32 



4. Data printout for section defined by oceanographic stations 63 and 29 33 



5. Data printout for section defined by oceanographic stations 59 and 32 34 



Illustrations 



Figure Page 



1. Locations of stations and sections 37 



2. Stations used in determination of transport 38 



3. Temperature (°C) Section 1, September 1961 39 



4. Salinity (°/oo) Section 1, September 1961 40 



5. Dissolved oxygen (ml/L) Section 1 , September 1961 41 



6. Temperature (°C) Section 2, September 1961 42 



7. Salinity (°/oo) Section 2, September 1961 43 



8. Dissolved oxygen (ml/L) Section 2, September 1961 44 



9. Temperature (°C) Section 3, September 1962 45 



10. Salinity (°/oo) Section 3. September 1962 46 



11. Dissolved oxygen (ml/L) Section 3, September 1962 47 



