Paper 22 



The Gulf of l^bine and Georges Bank are analyzed in their entirety 

 and by subareas of 1 -deg Longtitude (Table 22.1). Only those 

 waters less than 100 m on Georges bank and mostly deeper than 

 100 m in the Gulf of Maine are considered in this report. 



RESULTS 



£yi.l of Maine 



Both observea and adjusted bottom-water temperature indices 

 reached maximum values in the Gulf of riaine in 1976 (Figs. 22.3/' 

 22. A). The adjusted autumn index of 9.5C was 2.1C warmer than 

 the 1963-75 mean and the adjustea sprino index of 7.2C was 1.1C 

 warmer than the 196a-75 mean. All subarea indices in the Gulf 

 also exceeded the 1963-75 autumn and the 196b-75 spring means 

 (Table 22.2). In the spring^ subarea V had the greatest anomaly 

 (+1.1C) while subareas II and III shared maximum of 2.2C in the 

 autumn . 



Georges Bank 



Adjusted mean bottom-water t en^per at ur e s on Georges Bank in 1976 

 were greater in both spring and autumn than the time-series means 

 for each season and reversed the substantial drop in temperature 

 noted in 197 5 (Figs. 22. 5r 22.6). All subareas of the Bank had 



positive anomalies 

 +2.3C on eastern 

 subarea is u sua I ly 

 Bank in autumn ^ 

 Georoes bank and 1, 



in both seasons/^ mast notable of which is the 

 Georges Bank in autumn (Table 22.5). This 

 2C or more colder than the remainder of the 

 but in 1976 was only 0.7C colder than central 

 QC colder than western Georges bank. 



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