CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 1 



Source data 2 



Editing and analysis 2 



Temperature charts 4 



Acknowledgments 5 



Literature cited 5 



Appendix: Statistical tables of source data 20 



Figures 



1. Chart of the continental shelf showing the location, by shading, of the 30-min 



quadrangle areas used in determining average, maximum, and minimum tem- 

 perature values 3 



2. Distribution of average bottom-water temperatures during January 6 



3. Distribution of average bottom-water temperatures during February 7 



4. Distribution of average bottom-water temperatures during March 8 



5. Distribution of average bottom-water temperatures during April 9 



6. Distribution of average bottom-water temperatures during May 10 



7. Distribution of average bottom- water temperatures during June 11 



8. Distribution of average bottom-water temperatures during July 12 



9. Distribution of average bottom-water temperatures during August 13 



10. Distribution of average bottom-water temperatures during September 14 



11. Distribution of average bottom-water temperatures during October 15 



12. Distribution of average bottom-water temperatures during November 16 



13. Distribution of average bottom-water temperatures during December 17 



14. Distribution of long-term annual maximum bottom-water temperatures 18 



15. Distribution of long-term annual minimum bottom-water temperatures 19 



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