:-) Actually my flippant response was probably wrong in large part. I've been reflecting on this, and although surface runoff certainly has a role, I bet that the major "source" for those surface currents is not surface runoff, but wind-driven upwelling. Putting it in terms of the continuity equation, del dot V = -dw/dz, where V is the surface velocity vector (2-dimensional), and w is the vertical velocity.

I'd like to know more about the model behind that cool graphic, but unfortunately the NOAA site where it originated is not available due to the government shutdown.

So at this point all we can safely conclude is that windy and JSA both drink a lot of poo water!

---

RayGovett
Hughson CA
Be Prepared-- Strike Swiftly -- Who Dares Wins- Without warning-"it will be hard. I can do it"

^This! And Chainpin - because he gave us the "Cry Like a Little Biatch" thread. And JackMott.

Chain pin and Jackmott took their balls and went home. They weren’t banned.

---

How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?