Near-inertial surface currents at Palau: Island blocking, flow enhancement, and wake formation

Mika Natalie Siegelman1, Mark A Merrifield2, Eric Firing1, Ruth C Musgrave3, Jennifer A MacKinnon4 and Janet M Becker2, (1)University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States, (2)University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (3)Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, (4)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States