CONTENTS 



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Introduction 1 



The kinds of water in the mouth of the Gulf 3 



Vertical distribution of properties 8 



Temperature 8 



Salinity 18 



Thermosteric anomaly, (t 29 



Dissolved oxygen 29 



Inorganic phosphorus 31 



Horizontal distribution of properties 34 



Temperature 34 



Salinity 35 



Thernnosteric anonnaly, f , 36 



Dynamic height anomaly, AD: geostrophic flow 37 



Surface currents 40 



Dissolved oxygen 40 



Inorganic phosphorus 42 



Chlorophyll a^ 42 



Zooplankton and micronekton 43 



Discussion 45 



Acknowledgments 46 



Literature cited 46 



