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A G ener-il Surv ey of th e bqy of Fundy in 1 929 



The f^enernl survey of the B^y of Fundy wqs carried out between 

 August 21st and September 19th5 1929. As will be seen from the pre- 

 sentation of the dftt!=i, this ?5pproximqtes to fi survey of extreme 

 summer conditions. The locations of the stotions in the survey network 

 are shown in figure 2, 



I, Verticcil Distribution 



The vertical distribution of tempemture, salinity and density, 

 for the five sections across the Bay of Fundy are shown in figures 

 3, 4, and 5= 



Section 938-943 across the mouth of the Bay shows the sam.e 



distribution pattern for the three variables. For purposes of dis- 



cusslonj the waters in this section may be considered under four 



categories. Between stations 938 and 940 the waters are highly mixed 



and have relatively small differences in temperature and s^llnltyo 



This water In all probability is flowing out of the Bny of Fundy 



along the north shore after having been thoroughly mixed in the 



Grand Manan Shallows. The waters between stations 940 and 942 are 



typical of the w«ter in the upper 50 m. In the central part of the 



Bpy of Fundy as can be seen in section 968-960. This water, on the 



basis of the horizontal distribution of density (figure 13), is water 



that has come from the north central part of the Gulf of Maine, the 



higher densities (^) being attributable to an influence from the 



Atlantic throupjh the Fundian Channel. The water in the deeper 



portion of the section at station 941, having temperatures less 



o o 



than 7„0 C. qnd salinities greater than 33„1 /oo, is typical of 



the colder and more saline water whlch^ at this season, as the result 



