Buzzards Ligjitship 



This is the first set of data from Buzzards Lightship. How- 

 ever, the reader may wish to refer to the fine record from Vinejrard 

 Sound Lightship for the period I878-I9IO, at a distance of less than 

 four miles (Bumpus, 1957). 



The record of siirface water temperatures commenced in March 

 with readings in the vicinity of 35°F, rose to a maximum in late August 

 of 68OF. The temperature decline in the autiimn apparently was retarded 

 as mentioned above, inasmuch as the November mean was comparable to the 

 maximum Vineyard Sound Li^tship. November mean and the December mean 

 was substantially hi^er than any Vineyard Sound Lightship December 

 mean for the period I878-I9IO. 



Surface salinity ranged from a minimuin mean for March of 

 31.6°/00 to a monthly maximum of 32,3 in December. 



Figure 9. Buzzards Lightship, 1956. (Dashed line, mean for Vineyard Sound Lightship, 

 I878-I9IO) 



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