Table 5 Observed current at surface and near bottom in August 





DIRECTION 



SPEET 



) (kn.) 



DEPTH (m.) 







NEAR- 





NEAR- 







STA. 



SUE 



BOT 



SUR 



BOT 



DBS 



BOT 



1 



N 



N 



0.6 



0.5 



1+8 



50 



2 



NNE 



NNE 



0.5 



0.5 



3*+ 



37 



3 



NE 



N 



0.6 



0.3 



35 



35 



h 



ENE 



NE 



0.5 



0.1+ 



30 



30 



5 



NNE 



NNE 



0.3 



0.2 



30 



Uo 



6 



NNE 



N 



0.5 



0.1+ 



3h 



3U 



7 



NW 



NW 



1.0 



0.6 



35 



39 



8 



WNW 



NW 



1.1 



0.6 



35 



35 



9 



NW 



WNW 



0.6 



0.1+ 



30 



32 



10 



NW 



WNW 



1.2 



0.6 



h5 



1+8 



11 



N 



N 



0.8 



0.6 



h5 



50 



12 



WNW 



WNW 



0.7 



0.5 



50 



55 



13 



NNE 



NNW 



1.0 



0.3 



1+2 



^5 



1^ 



N 



WNW 



0.7 



0.3 



31 



35 



15 



NE 



NNE 



1.1 



0.3 



35 



38 



16 



NE 



ENE 



0.7 



0.1 



he 



1+6 



17 



N 



NE 



0.8 



0.1+ 



1+2 



^5 



18 



-- 



-- 



O.k 



0.1+ 



30 



33 



19 



NNE 



N 



0.6 



0.1+ 



1+0 



50 



20 



NE 



NNW 



0.5 



0.5 



37 



1+0 



21 



NE 



NE 



0.6 



o.k 



1+2 



^5 



22 



NE 



N 



1.5 



0.7 



25 



29 



65.7°N, 168.5°W 



AUGUST 1955, I960, 1964 



65.7°N, 169.6°W AUGUST 1964 



FIGURE 4 SUBSURFACE CURRENT SPEEDS IN BERING STRAIT 



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