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Figure 1. Areas of Data 5 



Figure 2. Mean Annual Sea Surface Temperature in the 



North Atlantic 7 



Figure 3» Mean Temperature at Surface and 400 Feet at 



OWS ERAVO 8 



Figure k. Mean Temperature at Surface and 400 Feet at 



OWS ECHO 8 



Figure 5» Mean Temperature at Surface and ijOO Feet in 



Area H 9 



Figure 6. Mean Temperature at Surface and 400 Feet in 



Area G 13 



Figure 7» Lag Correlations Between Temperature Anomalies 



At Surface and 400 Feet at Ocean Weather 



Stations 21 



Figiire 8. Mean Ratios of Monthly Mean Temperature 



Anomalies 22 



Figure 9» Distribution of Uncorrelated Pairs of Anomalies 



of Different Signs at Surface and UOO Feet at 



North Atlantic Ocean Weather Stations 23 



Figure 10. [l^pical Example of Large Positive Surface 



Temperature Anomaly Due to Heating ...... 25 



Figiire 11. Annual Amplitude of Mean Monthly Sea Surface 



Temperature in the North Atlantic . 27 



Figure 12. Zonal Anomaly of Sea Surface Temperature in 



August 28 



Figixre 13 . Zonal Anomaly of Sea Surface Temperature in 



February 29 



Figiire l^l-. Frequency Distribution of Errors of Prediction. 33 

 Figure I5. Frequency Distribution of Absolute Errors of 



Prediction 33 



