Velocity Cross-section Across the
Equator at 135°W
CTD/ADCP data (top) vs. 1/12° Pacific HYCOM (bottom) in the upper 400 m
Section between 8°S and 8°N
CTD/ADCP data from Johnson and
McPhaden (2001, JPO)
6 year mean from HYCOM forced with
high-frequency ECMWF
winds and thermal forcing
No ocean data assimilation in
HYCOM
