Research Article

A Barotropic Model of the Red Sea Circulation

Table 1

Monthly mean values of the longitudinal surface wind velocity (m/s).

Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sept.oct.Nov.Dec.

14.44.42.42.42.4−0.1−2.4−2.4−0.94.44.44.4
24.44.44.42.42.4−0.1−2.4−2.4−0.94.44.46.7
36.76.76.74.42.4−0.9−2.4−2.4−0.94.49.39.3
46.74.44.42.40.9−0.9−0.9−0.9−0.94.46.76.7
54.42.42.40.90−2.4−0.9−0.9−0.92.44.44.4
62.40.90.90.10.1−2.4−2.4−0.9−0.90.94.42.4
70.9000.10.9−2.4−2.4−0.4−0.902.42.4
8−0.9−0.9−0.9−0.9−0.9−4.4−2.4−2.4−2.40−0.9−0.9
9−0.9−2.4−0.9−0.9−2.4−4.4−2.4−2.4−2.40−0.9−0.9
10−2.4−2.4−2.4−2.4−2.4−4.4−2.4−2.4−2.4−2.4−0.9−2.4
11−2.4−4.4−2.4−2.4−2.4−4.4−2.4−2.4−2.42.4−2.4−2.4
12−2.4−4.4−2.4−2.4−2.4−4.4−2.4−2.4−4.4−2.4−2.4−2.4
13−4.4−4.4−4−2.4−2.4−4.4−2.4−2.4−4.4−2.4−2.4−2.4
14−4.4−4.4−4.4−2.4−4.4−4.4−2.4−2.4−4.4−4.4−4.4−2.4
15−4.4−4.4−4.4−4.4−4.4−4.4−4.4−4.4−6.7−4.4−4.4−4.4
16−4.4−4.4−4.4−4.4−4.4−6.7−6.7−6.7−9.3−6.7−4.4−4.4
17−4.4−4.4−4.4−4.4−6.7−6.7−6.7−6.7−6.7−6.7−4.4−4.4