ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



A note of thanks to the Captains, crews, and scientific parties 

 aboard all the vessels that participated in this cruise. A special 

 thanks to the men on the commercial lobster boats for their much 

 needed skills and generous cooperation. 



In addition, a debt of gratitude is owed to the Woods Hole 

 Oceanographic Institution Buoy Program and the Industrial Section 

 of the Woods Hole Coast Guard Base, for, without their help, the 

 surface-buoyed moorings used on this cruise would not have been 

 possible. 



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