Abstract 



The physical oceanography of the shelf and slope waters of the Mid- 

 Atlantic Bight (Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras) in September and December 

 of 1967 is described. Temperature, salinity, density, dissolved oxygen, and 

 chlorophyll data are presented in surface contours and section profiles. 

 The seasonal cycle of temperature and salinity over the continental shelf 

 is discussed and geostrophic currents in the slope water are inferred 

 from the density structure. 



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