CONTENTS 



Page 



Abstract 1 



Introduction 1 



Observations 2 



Biological 2 



Meteorological . 2 



Current 2 



Preparation of data 2 



Presentation of data 3 



Acknowledgments 3 



Literature cited . 3 



FIGURES 



Track chart for Townsend Cromwell cruises 1, 2, and 3. The large, 

 numbered dots indicate the locations at which both bydrographic and 

 BT (bathythermograph) casts were made; the smaller dots indicate 

 locations at which only BT casts were made. 



Surface temperatures (° C.) and salinities (°/oo) (upper panel) and BT 

 temperature (° C.) section (lower panel) for Townsend Cromwell 

 cruise 1 along long. 148° W. The bottom of the ML (mixed layer) is 

 shown by the starred line in the lower panel 



Surface temperatures (°C.) and salinities (°/oo) (upper panel) and BT 

 temperature (° C.) section (lower panel) for Townsend Cromwell 

 cruise 1 along long. 151° W. The bottom of the ML (mixed layer) is 

 shown by the starred line in the lower panel 



Surface temperatures (° C.) and salinities (O/oo) (upper panel) and BT 

 temperature (° C.) section (lower panel) for Townsend Cromwell 

 cruise 1 along long. 154° W. The bottom of the ML (mixed layer) is 

 shown by the starred line in the lower panel 



Surface temperatures (° C.) and salinities (O/oo) (upper panel) and BT 

 temperature (° C.) section (lower panel) for Townsend Cromwell 

 cruise 1 along long. 157° W. The bottom of the ML (mixed layer) is 

 shown by the starred line in the lower panel 



Surface temperatures (° C.) and salinities (°/oo) (upper panel) and 

 zonal BT temperature (° C.) section (lower panel) for Townsend 

 Cromwell cruise 1 between stations 7 and 8, 25 and 26. The bottom 

 of the ML (mixed layer) is shown by the starred line in the lower 



panel . 10 



Surface temperatures (° C.) and salinities (°/oo) (upper panel) and 

 zonal BT temperature (° C.) section (lower panel) for Townsend 

 Cromwell cruise 1 between stations 37 and 40. The bottom of the ML 



(mixed layer) is shown by the starred line in the lower panel 11 



Surface temperatures (° C.) and salinities (°/oo) (upper panel) and BT 

 temperature (° C.) section (lower panel) for Townsend Cromwell 

 cruise 2 along long. 148° W. The bottom of the ML (mixed layer) is 



shown by the starred line in the lower panel 12 



Surface temperatures (° C.) and salinities (°/oo) (upper panel) and BT 

 temperature (° C.) section (lower panel) for Townsend Cromwell 

 cruise 2 along long. 151° W. The bottom of the ML (mixed layer) is 

 shown by the starred line in the lower panel 13 



