CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION .... 1 



DATA COLLECTION 1 



DATA ANALYSIS 2 



DISCUSSION 7 



CONCLUSIONS ;...... 10 



REFERENCES 12 



TABLES 



Table 1. Variability of Near-Surface 



Thermal Structure 5 



Table 2. Heat Exchange Across the Air-Sea 



Interface 6 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Figure 1. Location of Phase I Stations 



19 - 21 September 13 



Figure 2. Location of Phase I Stations 



21 - 22 September 1^ 



Figure 3. Location of Phase II 



and In -Transit Stations 5 - 



13 October 15 



Figure 4. Surface Isotherm 20 September 16 



Figure 5. Surface Isotherms 21 September 16 



Figure 6. Surface Isotherms 6 October 17 



Figure 7, Alternate Analyses 20 September 18 



Figure 8. ART Record 6 October 19 



Figure 9. Western Boundary of Warm Water 



19 - 21 September, 6-7 October 19 



Figure 10. Temperature and Salinity 



Sections 6 October ...... 20 



Figure 11. Composite T-S Envelope, Stations A to P . . 21 



Figure 12. Temperature Sections 21 - 22 September ... 22 



Figure 13. Temperature Section 7 October 22 



Figure 14. Temperature Section 7-8 October 23 



Figure 15. Temperature Section 12 - 13 October .... 23 

 Figure 16. Meteorological Obser-'ations at 



Chesapeake Light Station 24 



Figure 17. Ray Path Diagrams 25 



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