Fig 1. Three-dimensional surface indicating
the special scale, length of time, and intensity variation in several island-related
oceanographic events. Important events include: C-upwelling, D-eddies,
and E-island mass effects (Haury et al., 1978). |
Figure 2: Flow patterns around simulated
islands for Re ~ 1, Re ~ 20, and Re >> 20, respectively (Caldeira 2002). |
Figure 3: Theoretical island lee-effects
as determined by the Rossby number and Ekman number (Caldeira 2002). |
Figure 4: “Contours of probability of
passive drifters with retention times of 365 days or longer (Chiswell and
Roemmich 1998). |