TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page 



Title Pa^e i 



Abstract iii 



Table of Contents v 



List of Illustrations v 



List of Tables vi 



Introduction 1 



Data Acquisition and Processing 1 



Discussion 2 



References 4 



Illustrations 5 



Appendix A — Oceanographic Data 29 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Figure 



1. Geographic locations in the Nares Strait-Baffin Bay region. 5 



2. Positions of CGC WESTWIND oceanographic stations in the Nares 



Strait during August and September 1970. 6 



3. Positions of CGC WESTWIND oceanographic stations in northeastern 



Baffin Bay-Inglefield Bay region during August 1970. 7 



4. Bottom topography of Nares Strait. 8 



5. Vertical distribution of temperature (° C). CGC WESTWIND stations 



1 through 6, 3-4, September 1970. 9 



6. Vertical distribution of salinity (%o) ■ CGC WESTWIND stations 1 



through 6, 3-4 September 1970. 10 



7. Vertical distribution of density (<r,). CGC WESTWIND stations 1 



through 6, 3-4 September 1970. 11 



8. Vertical distribution of temperature (° C). CGC WESTWIND sta- 



tions 7 through 12, 4 September 1970. 12 



9. Vertical distribution of salinity {%o). CGC WESTWIND stations 7 



through 12, 4 September 1970 13 



10. Vertical distribution of density (a,). CGC WESTWIND stations 7 



through 12, 4 September 1970. 14 



11. Vertical distribution of temperature C" C). CGC WESTWIND sta- 



tions 13 through 18, 4-5 September 1970. 15 



12. Vertical di.stril)ution of salinity (%„). CGC WESTWIND stations 13 



through 18, 4-5 September 1970. 16 



13. Vertical distribution of density (a,). CGC WESTWIND stations 13 



through 18, 4-5 September 1970. 17 



14. Vertical distribution of temperature (° C). CGC WESTWIND sta- 



tions 22 through 25, 5-6 September 1970. 18 



