CONTENTS 



I. INTRODUCTION 



Fage 



A. Purpose ...... 1 



E. Summary of Operations . 1 



C. Methods 1 



D. Participating Personnel . . ......... 9 



E. Other DEEP FREEZE Publications 9 



II. ROSS SEA - MCMURDO SOUND AREA, OCEANOGRAPHY 



A. General 11 



B. Physical Properties 



1. Eastern Balleny Basin . 11 



a. Temperature 1^ 



b. Salinity lh 



c. Density 1** 



d. Oxygen 1^ 



2. MeMurdo Sound lb 



a. Teropei'atui'e 15 



b. Salinity 15 



c. Density 15 



3. Western Ross Sea 15 



k. Ross Ice Shelf 15 



III. BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA, OCEANOGRAPHY 



A. General 17 



B. Physical Properties 17 



1. Temperature 17 



2. Salinity 17 



3. Density 20 



IV. BRANSFIELD STRAIT - DRAKE PASSAGE, COSMOGRAPHY 



A. General 21 



