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Bay below the halocline is warmer (>28° C) than any other water in the region. 

 This water cannot have arisen by direct advection from the deeper water of the Outer 

 Gulf, which is colder and more saline. 



Data from the files of the U.S. Hydrographic Office show that the mean monthly 



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TOTAL PHOSPHORUS , xo^/l 



Fig. 6. Distribution of total phosphorus in Sections I-V, Gulf of Venezuela. See Fig. 2 for positions 



