—— DRAFT where it egain turns weet and posses north of Bikind anc Enivetok Atolls at speeds of 0.5 to 0.6 knot. Another strean enters the southeastern part of the area studied and woves past Rongerik, Rongelay, and Ailinginae Atolls to form the counterclockwise roteting vortex ebout Bikini’. Atoll. Other smaller, meandering, or rotating streams of water appear in the southwest and northwest parts of the ares. Current c s négligibie «t the centers of tre £ eoCael? arg fel. ct ~ na i fot ts only 0.05 to 0.10 knot in the exst central part of ths area; 4 reander, or eddy, at Eniwetok. Ine ~ Sot mJ > Une The tetal. range of spsed is 9:0 ct o 0.6 knot; sneed averages 0.3 to 0.4 knot for the wuole area studied. At 75 Meters Depth. Flow at 75 meters depth (Fig. 6B) is very similar to that at the surface with speeds varyin from 0.0 to Q.7 knot. Directicn of flow north of Bikini within the eddy is more toward the west-southwest than toward the west as it is at the surface. The meander, or eddy, at Eniwetok is almost non-existent at this depth. At 150 Meters Denth. The two main streans entering the area on the southeast and northeast corners meander nore at tris depth (Fig. 6C) than at levels above 1t. Magnitude of motion is very similar to that at 75 meters depth. Tne Bikini eddy is more elongated in north-south directions than at shceale? levels, and it is larger, possibly due to broadening of the atoll groups with depth. Eniwetek, No eddies or meanders exist near Because the eddy-like feature there is rather super- ficial, it is probably temporary. 33 = ty -a% . 33