TABLE VI 
VERTICAL THERMAL GRADIENTS 
OCEANIC CLIMATE CLASS 
LEGEND: T = Surface water temperature as determined from Tables 
T through IV 
Ta = Water temperature at designated depths 
LN: Tidal range less than 10 feet; fresh water influence absent. 
HN: Tidal range equal to or greater than 10 feet; fresh water influence 
absent. 
LR: Tidal range less than 10 feet; fresh water influence present. 
HR: Tidal range equal to or greater than 10 feet; fresh water influence 
present. 
WINTER (coldest month) 
Surface 
10 feet 0.1 
20 feet 0.2 
30 feet 0.3 
50 feet 0.6 
70 feet ie) 
100 feet 3.9 
150 feet 6.0 
180 feet 7.0 
n=10 n=3 n=2 n=3 
All values of ¢€ and o. are oh, 
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