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and that lateral mixing, as indicated in the vertical sections, does not 

 involve major velocity components of the water mass. 



Similar vertical sections of salinity and vertical stability have been 

 prepared for sections approximately at right angles to the major 



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STABILITY /^^/(^ X lo'^ 



FiGUEE 56.— Vertical section of vertical stability, expressed as depth rate of change of <t». Stations 1961 

 to 1965. July 15-17, 1935. 



direction of flow at locations ranging from that of the section shown 

 in figm-es 55 and 56 to the Tail of the Grand Banks. These sections 

 are shown in figure 57 and theu- geographical locations are indicated 

 in the inset. Section B of figure 57 is based on observations taken 

 in July 1935, and sections C, D, E, and F are based on observations 

 taken in May 1936. Most of these sections show the same charac- 



