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OCEANOGRAPHY. 

 1. Temperature, Cape Cod to Chesapeake Bay. 



Surface temperature. Surface temperature was taken hourly, day 

 and night, during the cruise (Fig. 1, 2). 



Off Cape Cod (Station 10057) the surface temperature, early 

 in July, was 62° to 63°; and similar readings prevailed on the 

 southerly run until the southwest part of George's Bank (Station 

 10059) was reached where a sudden chilling to 55° and 56° was noted; 



FiG.|l. — Surface temperature for the waters south of Cape Cod in July, and 

 for the Giilf of Maine in August, constructed from the hourly readings. 

 Temperatures below 50°, dotted: 65° to 75°, single hatched; over 75°, cross 

 hatched; dotted curves, July 30- Aug. 1, 75°, 70°. 



