CONTENTS Page 



I . INTRODUCTION 1 



II . METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS 1 



III. DESCRIPTION OF THE SURVEY REGION 3 



1 . Bathymetry 3 



2 . Some Climatic Factors 5 



3 . The Ice Regime 5 



4 . Tides 6 



IV. RESULTS OF PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS 6 



V. DATA PRESENTATION 10 



1. Salinity-Temperature Diagram 10 



2 . Temporal Variation Diagrams 12 



3 . Vertical Sections 12 



4 . Horizontal Charts 22 



A. and 10 Meter Levels 22 



B. 50 Meter Level 24 



C. 100 Meter Level 25 



D. 200 Meter Level 25 



E. 500 Meter Level 26 



F. 1000 Meter Level 27 



G. 2000 Meter Level 27 



5 . Dynamic Topography 28 



6. Scatter Diagrams 32 



VI. DISCUSSION 33 



1 . General 33 



2 . Currents 33 



3. Salinity and Temperature Distributions in Arctic Bottom 

 Water 35 



4 . Oxygen and Micronutrient Distributions 37 



VII. SUMMARY 40 



VIII . REFERENCES 43 



FIGURES 



1. Oceanographic Station Locations 1 



2 . Bathymetry of the Northern Greenland Sea 4 



3 . Ice Conditions Encountered by EDISTO in 1964 6 



4 . Current Schemes of Previous Investigators 7 



