Buzzards Li^tship 



This is the first set of data from Buzzards Lightship. How- 

 ever, the reader may wish to refer to the fine record from Vineyard 

 Soimd Lightship for the period I878-I9IO, at a distance of less than 

 four miles (Bumpus, 1957). 



Ihe record of siirface water temperatures coramenced in March 

 with readings in the vicinity of 35°F, rose to a maxLraum in late August 

 of 680F. Ihe temperature decline in the autumn apparently was retarded 

 as mentioned above, inasmuch as the November mean was comparable to the 

 maximum Vineyard Sound Li^tship. November mean and the December mean 

 was substantially hi^er than acjr Vineyard Sound Lightship December 

 mean for the period I878-I9IO. 



Surface salinity ranged from a minimum mean for March of 

 31.6°/00 to a monthly maximum of 32.3 in December, 



Figure 9. Buzzards Lightship, 1956. (Dashed line, mean for Vineyard Sound Lightship, 

 1878-1910) 



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