TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Title Page i 



Abstract iii 



Table of Contents iv 



List of Illustrations iv 



Introduction 1 



Procedures 1 



Oceanographic Sampling 1 



Rosette Multi-Sampler 1 



Nutrient Analyses 2 



Operational Summary _ 2 



Data Presentation 2 



Results 2 



Temperature Distribution 2 



Gulf of Maine Basin 2 



Surface Layer 2 



Intermediate and Bottom Waters 3 



Transition Zone 3 



Slope Waters 3 



Surface Layer 4 



Intermediate and Bottom Waters 4 



Salinity Distribution 6 



Gulf of Maine Basin 6 



Surface Layer 6 



Intermediate and Bottom Waters 6 



Transition Zone 6 



Slope Waters 7 



Surface Layer 7 



Intermediate and Bottom Waters 7 



Sigma-T 7 



Circulation 7 



Conclusions 8 



References 8 



Illustrations 10 



Appendix A — Oceanographic Data 90 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Figure Page 



Frontispiece : BCF R/V ALBATROSS IV and USCGC EVERGREEN ii 



1. Orientation chart of the Gulf of Maine 10 



2. Station and section locations, ICNAF 68-1, 15-26 January 1968 11 



3. Station and section locations, ICNAF 69-1, 28 January-27 February 1969 12 



4. Schematic diagram of Slope Water formation 13 



5. T-S relations for Coastal, Slope, and Gulf Stream Water _ 14 



IV 



