Note: The numbers of miles show the distance east of the base point at Same. 



In March the water temperatures are generally lower than in February. A rather 

 conspicuous low-temperature water zone appears about 50 miles off the coast, while a zone of 

 somewhat warmer water appears in the vicinity of 100 miles off the coast, with low temperatures 

 again at 150 miles off shore. 



In April the water temperatures are generally somewhat higher than those of March. 

 However, there is an extremely pronounced zone of cold water at the 80-mile station, and the 

 vertical distribution of water temperatures at this station shows an inverted pattern. 



In May the water temperature at the 20-mile station is slightly over 9 C. , the 



temperatures at the 50-nnile and 100-mile stations are somewhat lower, while the ris.e in temper- 



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ature at the 150-mile station is rather remarkable, with temperatures of 9 to 9.4 C. 



In June the tendency toward stratification becomes clear, with water temperatures 

 of 12° to 13.5° C. at the surface, 11° to 13° C. at 10 meters, 10.6° to 12.5° C. at 25 meters, 

 9.5 to 10.8 C. at 50 meters, amd 8.4 to 10 C. at 100 meters. The water temperatures at 

 the 50-mile station are generally lower thaji those of the other stations. 



In July the rise in temperatures in the upper levels is rennarkable, the temperatures 

 being about 4 C. higher tham those for June. The temperatures from the 50-meter level on down 

 are somewhat lower at stations east of 50 miles off the coast than at the stations nearer to the 

 coast. 



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