Chesapeake Lightship (Figure 15, Table 15) 



After a cold January, surface temperatures remained near or above 

 normal into early November. In mid-August they rose rapidly and 

 continued to rise into early September. An abrupt overturn between 

 the observations of September 11th and 12th produced a bottom 

 temperature maximum higher than any seen during the previous three 

 years. Owing to bathythermograph malfunction, the final overturn 

 was not observed. The year ended with temperatures close to the 

 mean. 



Surface salinities vary greatly here at the entrance to Chesapeake 

 Bay. The pattern for this year shows no marked departure from that of 

 previous years . 



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