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May. The Mormac Rigel 76-05 (Fig. 14.10) crossed through the 

 area during 15-16 May. The SST's ranged from 11C to >19C in the 

 Middle Atlantic Bight and increased to >25C south of Cape 

 Hatteras. The cold cell consisted of multiple bubblelike 

 structures that are probably an artifact of the contouring 

 because of the highly oblique angle at which the cold cell was 

 crossed on this transect. The Shelf Water/Slope Water front was 

 crossed between stations 12 and 14^ in about 50 m. A sharp 

 thermal front occurred between stations 12 end 13 and a less 

 sharp salinity front occurred between stations 13 and 14. 



The Delaware II 76-05 (Fig. 14.11) crossed 

 during 17-24 May. The SST's ranged from 

 Little <14C across the whole section, 

 to the shelf break and its minimum 

 stratification was normal for 

 thermocLine differences as 

 Shelf Water/Slope Water front 

 stations 5 and 8 (+30 km). 



t hroug h the area 



slight ly >12C to a 



The cold cell extended out 



temperatures were <8C. The 



that tifr, e of year with surface to 



large as 4C in <1 00 m depth. The 



was weak but discernible between 



June. The De4.aware II 76-Ob crossed through the area during 9-13 

 June. The SST's ranged from about 16C to 19C. The cold cell hao 

 moved shoreward to about the 75-m isobath with minimum temper- 

 atures still <8C. The Shelf Water/Slope Water front showed up 

 between stations 5 and 6 (+20 km) as a weak subsurface thermal 

 front. Stratification was fairly intense with surface to bottom 

 temperature differences as Large as IOC in <50 m depth. 



Jyi^- T^iP Motmac Rigel 76-05 (Fig. 14.13) crossed through the 

 area during 6-7 July. The SST's had increased/' and ranged from 

 22C to >27C. The cold cell was generally <8C and extenaed off 

 the shelf break. The Shelf A/ater/Slope Water front apparently 

 v^s crossed near station 41 (-95 km)/ well seaward of the 10C-m 

 isobath. Its Location was uncertain/ because no thermal 

 structure was present to identify the front and it was 



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