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Figure 22. — Tracks of centers of hurricanes which caused highest tides of record on the Gulf coast. (Tannehill). 



Geyer (1950) includes a number of references to 

 the marine meteorology of the Gulf. 



CONCLUSION 



The development of marine meteorology in the 

 Gulf of Mexico and other ocean areas has been 

 delayed by the lack of sufficient information about 

 the underlying water surface which exerts a dom- 

 inating influence upon the atmosphere. Only 

 recently has there been increased emphasis upon 

 the collection of this information and upon the 

 analysis of the data in such a manner as to lead 

 to more complete understanding of the processes 

 of interaction between the sea and the atmosphere 

 and their effect upon the weather. 



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