THE DETERMINATION OF AVERAGE GEOSTROPHIC CURRENT VELOCITIES FROM 



TEMPORALLY AND SPATIALLY RANDOM HYDROGRAPHIC DATA WITH AN 



APPLICATION TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT 



BY 



DR. KENNETH A. MOONEY 



U.S. COAST GUARD OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT 

 APPLIED SCIENCE DIVISION 



NAVY YARD ANNEX 

 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20593 



U.S. COAST GUARD TECHNICAL REPORT 



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