three day averages were used. It should be noted that all curves are five 

 day running mean curves, although only the temperatures at selected depths 

 are so marked. 



4. Plotting of data. The final step consisted of plotting the data in the 

 form which appears in this report. It should be noted that only the values 

 for the surface, 100, 200, and 350 foot depths have been plotted for tempera- 

 tures at selected depths. In those cases where isothermal conditions exist, 

 only the temperature for the lowest depth has been plotted. Thus when the 

 curve for a particular depth does not appear on the graph, the temperature 

 at this depth is the same as the temperature of the next lower curve which 

 does appear. On all graphs the days for which no observations were avail- 

 able are indicated as are the days on which shallow (150 foot) bathythermographs 

 were used. 



The years for which data for the various weather stations have been 

 plotted and reproduced in this report appear in the List of Figures, page ii. 



A similar report will be made for the weather ship data of the Pacific 

 Ocean upon completion of the study for that area. 



Data in this report appear only in the final plotted form. However, 

 copies of the data in either preliminary form are on file in the Department 

 of Oceanography. 



In addition to the project supervisor. Dr. Dale F. Leipper, the following 

 people took part in the work: Richard M. Adams, in charge of processing, 

 worked out the detailed procedure. Mrs. Jeanne Burja draiited the charts. 

 Edwprd R. Ibert, Albert B. Turner, William S. Dixon, Talmage Y. Hicks, 

 Donald E. Pickart, Thomas G. Roetzel, Ernest A. Prochaska, Mrs. Merle 

 Cobb, and Mrs. Ella Frances Spears read BT cards and processed the data. 

 Robert A. Gilcrest was in charge of the organization and reproduction of 

 this report. 



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