Hydrography of the Stream 



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BATHYTHERMOGRAPH SECTIONS 



Fig. 27 shows the kind of detail available in a bathj^hermograph crossing 

 of the Stream. In discussing the results of a multiple-ship cruise called 

 'Operation Cabot', Fuglister and Worthington (1951, p. 3) have suggested 

 the following definition of terms : 



Early in the planning and operational stages of Operation 

 Cabot it became evident that precise definitions were needed for 



Fig. 19. Temperature section across the Gulf Stream, Chesapeake Bay to 

 Bermuda, February 11-18, 1932, according to Iselin (1936, fig. 3). 



the various terms used in association with the Gulf Stream. The 

 frequent references to the 'cold wall', 'edge of the Stream', 

 * warm core ' and ' front ' led to a certain amount of confusion and 

 misunderstanding. The term 'inner edge' was most frequently 

 used and most variously interpreted. This confusion is caused 

 primarily because, although the words 'Gulf Stream' denote a 

 current, they also imply a distinct water mass, and secondarily 



