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. 2015 Jun 26;10(6):e0130951. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130951

Table 1. April and July monthly-averaged velocities (cm s-1, degrees counter-clockwise from east) over the top 20m (or portion thereof) at each of the ADCP locations (Fig 1).

1 2 3 4 5 6
site Month, year ADCP depth range (m) (and bin spacing) or top bin depth Model average velocity for depth range or depth in column 3 (speed, dir.) ADCP average velocity for depth range or depth in column 3 (speed, dir) ADCP non-tidal RMS velocity for depth range or depth in column 3 (u,v)
DP1 April 2010 April 2011 21.7 16.6–21.6 (5.0) 11.3, 115 10.5, 115 10.2, 130 11.1, 115 (9,10) (9,10)
DP1 July 2010 19.6–24.6 (5.0) 11.4, 115 16.6, 102 (13,18)
NC1 April 2010 4.0–21.0 (5.0) 9.0, 232 8.9, 233 (4,5)
NC1 July 2010 17.2–22.2 (4.0) 11.6, 236 13.7, 226 (5,7)
DPN1 April 2010 26.7 14.1, 182 9.5, 80 (35,24)
DPN1 July 2010 8.3–24.3 (8.0) 17.6, 187 1.3, 99 (23,18)
OC1 April 2011 April 2012 3.7–19.7 (2.0) 5.9–21.9 (4.0) 3.1, 109 3.0, 115 5.4, 184 2.8, 167 (6,5) (6,5)
OC1 July 2011 5.9–21.9 (4.0) 8.1, 157 10.0, 184 (6,4)
CC1 April 2012 8.5–23.5 (5.0) 5.6, 229 8.6, 245 (6,7)
CC1 July 2011 8.5–23.5 (5.0) 6.3, 229 16.2, 208 (7,6)
SC1 April 2013 5.0–21.0 (2.0) 1.3, 43 2.0, 27 (7,9)
SC1 July 2012 4.0–20.0 (4.0) 7.6, 288 10.7, 297 (9,8)
CaC1 April 2013 6.1–22.1 (4.0) 16.3, 327 7.8, 16 (8,7)
CaC1 July 2012 6.1–22.1 (4.0) 38.2, 315 29.5, 331 (9,8)

In cases where the upward looking ADCP coverage did not extend to the top 20m, values for the top bin are given instead. The last column shows observed root mean square speeds (cm/s) in the (u = east-west, v = north-south) directions after the tides and mean flow have been removed.