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Fig. 4. Model of 30-day averaged total transports (m2/s), forced by open boundary velocities and wind stress
Table 1. Yearly mean velocities and directions measured during 1995 [6] and modelled
ones
Mooring
Yearly mean
measured
velocity
(cm/s)
Modelled
mean
velocity
(cm/s)
Yearly mean
measured
direction
(°N)
Modelled
mean
direction
(°N)
A
0.51
0.69
348
329
B
0.65
0.57
129
328
C
7.99
4.87
343
288
D
2.32
0.79
340
29
F
4.27
2.03
306
278
H
3.62
1.10
62
307
Table 2. U- and V-components of integrated transports (Sv)
Latitude
(°S)
Transport across x
Transport across y
direction (Sv)
direction (Sv)
78
77.5
77
76.5
76
-18.9
3.4
-28.6
8.9
-28.8
22-4
-9.5
29.0
-0.7
30.0