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BIOLOGY OF THE SEAS OF THE U.S.S.R. 



1'30'70' 30' 71° 30' 72' 30' 73° 30' 74° 30' 75° 30' 76° 30' 



100м 



Пб 9°30'70° 30' 71° 30' 72° 30' 73° 30' 74° 3gj 75° 30' 76' 3 0' 



Q6 9'3ff70° 30' 71° 30' 72° 30' 73° 30 74' '30' 75° 30' 76° 30 ' 



n 6 S°30'70' 30' 71° 30' 72° 30 73° 30' 74° 30' 75° SO' 76° 3C 



25Ш 



200м 



300m 



Fig. 26. Same as Fig. 25, in March and April 1930 (Kreps 

 and Verzhbinskaya, 1930, 1932). 



decades (1920 to 1950) is about 2-62° С in May and 4-41° С in August; more- 

 over, here too we have an example of the gradual rise in temperature over 

 long periods {Table 29). 



Table 29 



The waters of the western part of the Barents Sea have definitely been getting 

 warmer recently. This corresponds closely with the data on the ice condition 

 of the sea {Table 30). 



