The intermediate depth water betveen the northern coast of 

 Australia and the Indonesian Archipelago consists mainly of Banda 

 Intermediate Water, which is formed in this region by inflow and 

 subsequent mixing of water from the Banda Sea. The southernmost 

 station in the section FF' is shoi-m to lie within the T-S envelope 

 of South Indian Central Water. Stations farther to the north show 

 a gradual decrease in salinity in the direction of Indonesia. The 

 South Indian Central Water spreads eastward along the north coast 

 of Australia to about longitude 123° E. The Indo-Australian Inter- 

 mediate Water spreads west in the subsurface layers to about TT^E 

 longitude. West of this, the Indian Equatorial Water is present. 



The deep and bottom waters for the entire region show great 

 uniformity and are identified as Deep and Bottom Waters of the 

 Indian Ocean. 



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