TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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FOREWORD ii 



SUMMARY i i i 



TABLE OF CONTENTS v 



1. INTRODUCTION 1 



2. HYDROLOGIC FRAMEWORK OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND REGION 1 



3. CLIMATOLOGY 6 



Weather systems 7 



Availability of cl imatological records 7 



Temperature 8 



Precipitation 10 



Tropical storms and hurricanes 12 



Thunderstorms 13 



Tornadoes 1^ 



Cloud i ness ]k 



Wind ]h 



Drought 17 



k. FRESH SURFACE-WATER BODIES 18 



Availabil i ty of data 19 



Fresh water inflow to Long Island Sound 19 



Coastal streams 22 



Annual maximum streamf lows 22 



Lakes and ponds 2k 



5 . GROUND WATER 2k 



Availability of hydrogeologic data 2k 



The hydrogeologic system of Long Island 2k 



The hydrogeologic system on the north shore of Long 



Island Sound 32 



6. BRACKISH AND SALT WATER BODIES 37 



Aval labi 1 i ty of data 38 



Circulation and movement 38 



Estuaries k2 



7 . WHAT THE STUDY W I LL DO NEXT kk 



Appendices 



A - Selected References A-1 



B - Glossary B-1 



C - Hydrologic and Climatologic Maps, Graphs and Tables 



prepared for the Long Island Sound Regional Study C-1 



D - Location of Stations used in Long Island Sound Region 



Cl imatological Analysis D-1 



E - Summary of Discharge Records for Mainland Streams E-1 



