

FOREWORD 



The charts in this publication are based on ship injection 

 temperature data collected over more than 100 years. They are 

 being made available as an interim convenience before a more 

 extensive analysis of the Indian Ocean can be made and presented 

 in Publication No. 70U> "Oceanographic Atlas of the Indian Ocean, 

 Section II, Physical Properties." It is hoped that this volume 

 will prove useful to analysts in the interpretation of the large 

 quantities of data collected during the recent International 

 Indian Ocean Expedition. 



L.E. DeCAMP 



Captain, U.S. Navy 



Commander 



U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office 



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