1.Define a rectangle in the ECMWF wind stress curl field circumscribing the bull's-eye near
Hawaii.
2.Interpolate across the rectangle in both the ECMWF and HR wind stress fields.
3.Subtract the interpolated HR from the pure HR and add the residual to the interpolated ECMWF
field.ê
4.Calculate wind stress curl fields and make sure the blending does not create anomalous curl at the
rectangle boundaries.
5.Calculate the linear solution using 1/16° global NLOM; if positive results run 1/12° Pacific
HYCOM.
6.
•ê(Over the Hawaii region the HR
stresses are ~40% stronger than ECMWF, so the HR residual is reduced by this amount.)