cross section lines than in areas vhere there is little change in 

 the vater mass. Along some of the section lines the spacing is 

 less than ideal because of a lack of reliable data in particular 

 localities. 



A description of the vater masses in the Red Sea and Persian 

 Gu]jf is not included here^ although the influence of these water 

 masses is mentioned as they pertain to other parts of the Indian 

 Ocean. 



The first two digits of the KODC cruise numbers^ which are 

 listed in the tables of stations^ indicate the country of cruise 

 origin. The following country codes are included among the 

 cruises which furnish stations to make up the intersecting cross 

 sections: O9, Australia; 26, Denmark; 31^ United States; y?> 

 France; 68, Portugal; 7^^ United Kingdom; 9O, Soviet Union; and 

 91, South Africa. 



