Oceanographic conditions on the northern Bering Sea shelf: 1984 ...

Table 5. Percent Variance of Currents Associated with the Wind. Data presented are the percent variance of the
current (on its principal axis) associated with the wind, the wind axis for the comparison, and the wind
variance on the axis given. Data are shown for two wind axes: the principal axis of the wind (to the nearest
10·), and the axis on which the greatest associated variance occurred. Note that it isn't possible to distinguish
between an axis and the axis with the same direction but the opposite sense. That is, for example, a
wind axis listed as 120· could actually be 300·. The fIrst part of the table is for the pre-ftltered period
84336-85184. The second part ofthe table presents seasonal data for selected meters.
Axis of Greatest
Wind Variance
Highest % Variance
Assoc. with the wind
8408 at 40 m
8407 at 18 m
8407 at 48 m
8410 at 37 m
8411 at 33 m
8406 at 15 m
8403 at 18 m
8404 at 20m
8404 at 30m
8401 at 20m
8401 at 35 m
41.28% at 190° (51.87)
20.48% at 20