V. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 



From analysis of these and other data, the flow pattern indicated 

 in Figure 16 is believed to exist in early winter in the Point Arguello 

 region. 



FIGURE 16. WINTER CIRCULATION 



A strong westerly flow along the northern portion of Santa Barbara 

 Channel exists in the surface layers. A corresponding easterly flowing 

 current is developed in the southern portion of the channel. Although 

 some water is discharged southward through Santa Cruz Channel, a 

 larger inflow of surface waters enters between Port Hueneme and Santa 

 Cruz Island. 



North of Point Arguello, the northward flowing Davidson Current 

 forms during November and December, and by January it is well developed. 

 West of the Davidson Current, the California Current flows southward. 



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