40" 



^ ?■ t WP^: 



Gulf of Wair 



Mean Velocity 

 (expressed in orrowhebd) 

 seamjles/24h seomtles/h 

 - — ^ 3-89 1/4 



— m. 9-14.9 1/2 



-~*- 42-53. 9 2 



Figure 5. Mean surface currents off the North American east coast during 

 the spring season ( after Neumann and Schumacher , 1944 ). 



Figure 6. 



Mean surface currents off the North American east coast during 

 May ( After Bumpus and Lauzier, 1965 ). 



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