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Station 46282 - Aptos Creek Nearshore, CA 275

Information submitted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
36.951 N 121.921 W (36°57'4" N 121°55'16" W)

Water depth: 20 m

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Ocean Current Data for 46282

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3	360	0.10	300	0.04	340	0.10	330	0.14	320	0.10	320	0.14	340	0.17	340	0.19	350	0.16	360	0.16	340	0.25	330	0.23	340	0.21	320	0.25	320	0.29	300	0.23	310	0.25	300	0.25	300	0.21	290	0.21	280	0.25	280	0.21	250	0.25	260	0.25	250	0.27	220	0.21	240	0.19	160	0.14	140	0.10	150	0.04	130	0.10	120	0.08	20	0.06	360	0.10	300	0.08	330	0.21	310	0.21	330	0.21	320	0.25

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