During the fall (September, October, November) and spring (March, April 



May) seasons both the t and ^ dependent terms contribute equally to the 

 ' 9n . 



flow pattern. Computed longshore velocity components, at the shelf-break 

 during all seasons, approximate 20-30 cm/sec while cross-shelf values are in the 

 2-5 cm/sec range. 



A comparsion between modeled and "observed" currents for the New York 

 Bight was made for the summer season. The "observed" data was taken 

 from available current atlases (such as shown in Fig. S) , drift bottle observa- 

 tions (Fig. 6) and lightship data. A subjective combining of these data give 

 a rough general picture of seasonal coastal currents in the New York Bight. 



These data were then compared against the model with t=0 and |_ = 3x10" 



dn 



[gm cm"'^] . These input parameters roughly represent summer conditions. The 

 result of this comparsion were favorable in that the model approximately splits 

 the "observations" for all but the shallowest of depths (Fig. 7). 



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