CONTENTS Page 

 I. INTRODUCTION 1 



II. NARRATIVE OF OPERATIONS 2 



A. January 1964 2 



B . November-December 1964 3 



C. Participating Personnel 5 



III . METHODS AND PROCEDURES 6 



A. Instrumentation and Data Collection 6 



B. Methods of Analyses and Disposition of Data 6 



IV. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS 8 



A. Temperature B 



B. Salinity 8 



C . Dissolved Oxygen 8 



D . Currents 8 



1 . Tides 8 



2 . Parachute Current Drogues 12 



3 . Geostrophic Currents 14 



V. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 17 



VI . ADDITIONAL WORK NEEDED IN THE AREA 18 



VII. REFERENCES 19 



FIGURES 



1. Physiographic Features of Point Arguello Area 1 



2. Oceanographic Station Locations, January 2 



3. Oceanographic Station Locations, November-December 3 



4 . Surface Temperature Distribution (°C) , January 9 



5. Temperature Distribution ("C) at 200 Meters, January 9 



6. Surface Temperature Distribution ("C), November-December 10 



7. Temperature Distribution ("C) at 200 Meters, November-December .. .10 



8. Surface Salinity Distribution ("/oo), January 11 



9. Surface Salinity Distribution (°/oo ) , November-December 11 



10. Parachute Current Drogue Movement, January 12 



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