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Table 1: Positions, speeds and headings of the eddy off California on the dates shown. 
Mean date Latitude Longitude Speed Heading 
(cm/s) (E from N) 
17 
Nov 
1986 
37 
06 
126 
23 
6 
Jan 
1987 
37 
06 
127 
51 
2.95 
270 
26 
Feb 
1987 
36 
55 
129 
07 
2.57 
260 
5 
May 
1987 
36 
55 
130 
48 
2.53 
270 
25 
Jun 
1987 
36 
55 
132 
16 
2.95 
270 
15 
Aug 
1987 
36 
55 
133 
20 
2.03 
270 
Table 2: Positions, displacements, speeds and headings of the eddies whose tracks are plotted in Figure 
5, deduced from positions at the cycle numbers indicated. 
Eddy 
Cycle 
Lat. 
Long. 
Km 
Days 
cm/s 
Heading 
A 
6 
59 
15 
-141 
25 
13 
58 
34 
-143 
21 
135.22 
119.3 
1.31 
236.30 
19 
58 
40 
-145 
18 
113.99 
102.3 
1.29 
275.53 
34 
57 
13 
-149 
27 
173.04 
136.4 
1.47 
236.64 
S 
12 
57 
34 
-138 
52 
17 
57 
38 
-141 
17 
144.71 
85.2 
1.96 
272.90 
23 
57 
13 
-142 
54 
106.96 
102.3 
1.21 
244.68 
B 
3 
54 
21 
-134 
44 
9 
54 
41 
-136 
42 
132.10 
102.3 
1.49 
286.09 
15 
54 
35 
-139 
11 
160.65 
102.3 
1.82 
266.08 
23 
55 
9 
-140 
27 
101.17 
136.4 
0.86 
307.95 
34 
54 
52 
-141 
22 
66.84 
187.5 
0.41 
242.26 
c 
1 
55 
58 
-142 
26 
4 
55 
34 
-142 
54 
52.85 
51.1 
1.20 
213.79 
8 
55 
18 
-144 
0 
75.21 
68.2 
1.28 
247.09 
13 
54 
7 
-145 
15 
152.94 
85.2 
2.08 
211.84 
H 
7 
51 
57 
-132 
6 
13 
51 
33 
-133 
18 
93.83 
102.3 
1.06 
242.09 
19 
51 
36 
-134 
52 
108.39 
102.3 
1.23 
272.90 
27 
51 
58 
-136 
53 
145.05 
136.4 
1.23 
286.11 
34 
51 
21 
-137 
36 
83.89 
119.3 
0.81 
216.18