Velocity Cross-section Across the
 Kuroshio at 155°W
 Hydrographic data (top) vs. 1/12° Pacific HYCOM (bottom) in the upper 1000 m
 Section between 25°N and 50°N
  
 
 Hydrographic data from Qu et al.
 (2001, JPO)
 6 year mean from HYCOM forced with
 high-frequency ECMWF
 winds and thermal forcing
 No ocean data assimilation in
 HYCOM