SURFACE CURRENTS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO 

 AS DETERMINED FROM DYNAMIC COMPUTATIONS OF CRUISE 4-2A 



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VELOCITY (Inknots) 



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SURFACE CURRENTS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO 



(as determined from dynamic computations) 



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/ DYNAMIC HEIGHT ANOMALY IN DYNAMIC METERS / 



OF THE SEA SURFACE RELATIVE TO THE 

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