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Alfred C. Redfield 



The distribution of temperature supports the above interpretation. The coolest 

 surface water is found in the brackish outflow from the Lake. The surface water of 

 Calabozo Bay warms as it moves toward the sill, where the warmest water and an 

 almost uniform vertical distribution of temperature is found. The water of Calabozo 



SW 5238 5237 5236 NE 



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. NW 5243 5244 



5245 



5246 5247 SE 



N 5242 5241 



5240 



5239 S 



OXYGEN , mVl 



Fig. 5. Distribution of oxygen in Sections I-V, Gulf of Venezuela. See Fig. 2 for positions 



