Table 3 Current measurements in the East Siberia Coastal Current 



Position 



Mo. 



Depth 

 (m.) 



Dir. 



Spd. 

 (kn.) 



Depth 

 (m.) 



Dir. 



Spd, 

 (kn.) 



Depth 

 (m.) 



Dir. 



Spd. 

 (kn.) 



Depth to 

 bottom (m. )! 



69.9°N. 

 1T7.5°E. 



Jul 



0-5 



E 



0.3 



10 



E 



0.2 



25 



m 



0.2 



30 , 



76.9°N. 

 166. 7°E. 



May 



0-5 



SW 



0.3 



200 



SE 



0.3 



500 



SE 



0.2 



570 



75.3°N. 

 16U.5^E. 



Jun 



0-5 



SS¥ 



0.2 



1^0 



SSW 



0.2 



50 



S 



0.1 



58 



78.5°W. 

 176. 5°E. 



Apr 



0-5 



m 



0.3 



25 



m 



0.3 



75 



WW 



0.2 



1800 



76.9°N. 

 166. 7°E. 



Sep 



0-5 



¥ 



0.2 



65 



w 



0.2 



550 



E 



0.3 



570 



Table k Observed current at 70.0°N., 178.3°E., 17 and 18 August 1966 



Day 



DEPTHS (meters) | 



0-10 



11-25 



26 - kk (bottom) 



DIR. 



Mean 

 Speed (kn.) 



DIR. 



Mean 

 Speed (kn.) 



DIR. 



Mean 

 Speed (kn.) 



17 



MW 



0.^ 



m 



nA 



WW 



0.^ 



;l8 



raw 



0.8 



m 



0.6 



WW 



0.5 



The current set in the same direction at each depth on the 17th 

 and 18th, but speeds changed with the wind. Light southwesterly winds 

 on the 17th picked up rapidly to strong southeasterly breezes of 26 knots 

 on the 18th. Current speeds are stronger from surface to bottom, as 

 generally expected, but increase at all depths under the influence of 

 wind; the range of speed during the period of observation was 0.2 to 

 1.0 knot. 



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