CONTENTS 



Page 



Abstract 1 



Introduction 1 



Observations 2 



Biological 2 



Meteorological 2 



Current 2 



Preparation of data 2 



Presentation of data 3 



Acknowledgments 4 



Literature cited 4 



FIGURES 



Track chart for Townsend Cromwell cruises 16 and 17. The large, 

 numbered dots indicate the locations at which both hydrographic 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 16 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 16 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 (°/qo) (upper panel) and BT 

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

 cruise 16 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 (°/oo) (upper panel) and BT 

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

 cruise 16 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 16 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 , 



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

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

 Cromwell cruise 16 between stations 37 and 40. 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 17 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 17 along long. 151° W. The bottom of the ML (mixed layer) is 

 shown by the starred line in the lower panel 13 



