List of Illustrations 



Figure Page 



1. Standard ART flight tracklines, July 1969-June 1970 7 



2. Airborne radiation thermometer package 8 



3. Example of typical airborne radiation thermometer 



strip chart trace 9 



4-15. Monthly surface isotherm contour charts; July 1969- 

 June 1970 10-20 



16. Graphic portrayal of method used to select SST from a 



contoured isotherm chart for the time-series grid 21 



17. Profile of SST (distance-weighted transect means) in 



degrees Celsius on a time-space grid 22 



18. Graph of rate of monthly SST changes between Cape Cod, 



Massachusetts and Miami, Florida; July 1969-June 1970 23 



19. Graphic example of the position on the ART strip chart record 



used to identify the Gulf Stream thermal front crossings .... 24 



20. a. Contours of monthly thermal fronts from Cape Hatteras, 



North Carolina to Miami. Florida for July 1969-September 1969 . 25 



b. Contours of monthly thermal fronts from Cape Hatteras, 

 North Carolina to Miami, Florida for October 1969- 



December 1969 25 



c. Contours of monthly thermal fronts from Cape Hatteras. 



North Carolina to Miami, Florida for Januaiy 1970-March 1970 . 25 



d. Contours of monthly thermal fronts from Cape Hatteras, 



North Carolina to Miami, Florida for April 1970-June 1970 ... 25 



21. Graph of the plotted annual range and weighted mean 



temperature and latitude distribution for marine animal 

 observations July 1969-June 1970 26 



