CONTENTS 



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Introduction i 



The Spitsbergen Atlantic Current 13 



The Salinity of the Spitsbergen Atlantic Current 14 



Seasonal Variations in the Salinity 18 



Annual Variations in the Salinity 19 



The Temperature of the Spitsbergen Atlantic Current 22 



Annual Variations in the Temperature of the Spitsbergen Atlantic Current . . 27 



The "Waves" of the Equilines of the Sections 46 



The Branches of the Spitsbergen Atlantic Current 48 



The Westward Branch 49 



The Northward Branch 50 



The Bottom Water 51 



The Ice Fjord 54 



Literature 65 



Table I (Observations at the Stations) 66 



Table II (Surface-Observations) 85 



