CONTENTS 



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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iii 



INTRODUCTION 1 



DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT METER ARRAYS 1 



DESCRIPTION OF MEASURED CURRENTS 2 



TIME SERIES ANALYSIS OF MEASURED CURRENTS 2 



1 . Theory 2 



2. Results 5 



CONCLUSIONS 7 



REFERENCES 9 



FIGURES 



1. Locations of Current Measurements. . 11 



2. Example of Time-Dependent Half-Hourly Current Vectors. . . 12 

 3.-10. Energy Spectra, Arrays B-I 13-20 



11. Depth Variation of Energy Densities 21 



12. Rotary Coefficients of Current Records at and above 1,000 m 22 



13. Rotary Coefficients of Current Records below 1,000 m . . . 23 



TABLES 



1. Array Descriptions 25 



2. Probability Distributions of Current Speed 27 



3. Mean Current Speed and Direction 29 



4. Spectral Analysis Parameters 3] 



