directions and speeds of Californi; 







prevailing current 





secondary 



current 











knots 







knots 



total 







dir. 



% 



mn. max. 



dir. 



% 



mn. 



max. 



obs. 





Region A 





















Dec-Mar. 



S 



19 



0.4 



1.3 





variable 





426 



z 



Apr.-Sept. 



S 



23 



0.4 



1.4 





variable 





864 



Region C 





















in 



Mar. 



S 



40 



0.6 



2.2 



N 



19 



0.5 



2.0 



692 



a 



Apr. 



S 



39 



0.7 



1.8 



SE 



15 



0.6 



1.8 



162 



o 



May 



S 



48 



0.6 



2.0 



N 



12 



0.5 



1.6 



711 



^ 



June 



S 



31 



0.6 



1.6 



SE 



17 



0.6 



1.1 



148 





July 



S 



48 



0.7 



1.6 



SE 



14 



0.5 



1.6 



152 





Aug. 



S 



39 



0.7 



1.6 



N 



13 



0.5 



0.8 



126 





Sept. 



S 



31 



0.6 



1.6 



E 



20 



0.4 



0.6 



133 





Region B 



















z 



Dec. -Mar. 



S 



48 



0.3 



1.7 





variable 





4,551 



o 



Apr.-Sept. 



s 



58 



0.4 



2.0 





variable 





6,970 



Region D 





















July 



s 



25 



0.4 



1.3 





variable 





529 





'Aug. 



s 



20 



0.5 



1.3 





variable 





496 



Figure 5. Boundaries, directions and speeds of the Califoriua Current. 

 (From Naval Oceanograpliic Office, Ref. 28) (1 knot =^ 0.5 m/sec) 



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