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Messrs. Carpenter, Jeffreys, and Thomson [Nov. 18, 



Table I. 



Temperature of the Sea at different Depths in the Warm and Cold Areas lying 

 between the North of Scotland, the Shetland Isles, and the Faroe Islands ; 

 as ascertained by Serial and by ito^o/rt-Soundiugs. (N.B. The Roman 

 Numerals indicate the 1 Lightning' Temperature-Soundings, corrected 

 for pressure.) 



Warm Area. 



Cold Area. 



Series 87. 



Station 

 No. 



Depth. 



Surface 

 rature. 



Bottom 

 rature. 



Series 64. 



Ser. 52. 



Station 

 JNo. 



Depth. 



Surface 

 Tempe- 

 rature. 



Bottom 

 rature. 



Depth. 



Tempe- 

 rature. 



Depth. 

 



Tempe- 

 rature 



Tempe- 

 rature. 



fathoms. 



0 Fahr. 





fathoms. 



0 Fahr. 



0 Fahr. 



fathoms. 



0 Fahr. 



0 Fahr. 





fathoms. 



0 Fahr. 







0 Fahr. 



O 



526 











O 



497 



52-1 













48-1 



73 



84 



52-7 



.0.0 

 48 X 



5° 



45'5 



48-5 



70 



00 



53'4 



45-2 







80 



92 



53-2 



49 '4 









69 



67 



53*5 



438 



IOO 



47"3 









45-6 



IOO 



45'° 



47'3 



68 



75 



52-5 



44-0 







7* 



IC3 



53'0 









61 



114 



5°'4 



45-0 







0 1 



142 



53*3 



49-1 







46-5 



02 



125 



49 6 



44 6 



150 



47-0 



84 



*55 



54'3 



49-2 



150 



43'3 



DO 



167 



495 



44' 3 







8 5 



190 



539 



487 









IX. 



170 



52'0 



41*0 



200 



A CO 



4D'S 











200 



39 6 



45 -6 















74 



203 



5 2 '5 



477 





























250 



34'3 



38 4 











3CO 



46^6 











300 



32-4 



30-8 



63 



























3*7 



49-0 



3°'3 





















6 5 



345 



52-0 



299 











52 6 



40*2 









76 



344 



5°'3 



297 







5° 



355 



350 



31-4 





54 



303 



52-5 



3*"4 







46 



374 



53*9 



46 0 



384 





30 0 



86 









4CO 



46-1 











400 



3i'o 





445 



536 



30-1 







8 9 



445 



S3*> 



45-6 



450 



30*6 

















90 



458 



53-1 



45'2 









56 



480 



52-6 



307 







49 



475 



53-6 



45"4 









53 



490 



521 



3°'° 



5OO 



45-i 











500 



30-1 





X. 



500 



51-0 



30-8 







XII. 



53o 



52-5 



44-8 









58 



540 



5*"5 



30-8 







47 



542 



54-0 



438 









VIII. 



55° 



53-0 



29-8 







XV. 



570 



52*0 



43'5 



55° 



30-1 





77 



560 



509 



29-8 





















59 



580 



527 



29 7 



600 



43'° 











6co 



299 















XVII. 



620 



52*0 



43'5 







55 



605 



526 



298 







XIV. 



650 



53-0 



42-5 









57 



632 



52-0 



3°"5 















640 



29*6 











7OO 





88 



























705 



srs 



427 

















767 



4-1*4 

























On examining the Series taken at Station 87 in the Warm area, we notice 

 (1) that, the Surface-temperature being 52°*6, there is a fall of 4°'5 in the 

 first 50 fathoms ; (2) that from 50 to 500 fathoms there is a slow progres- 

 sive and nearly uniform descent amounting in the whole to 3°, which is 

 at the average rate of about 0 o, 7 per 100 fathoms; and (3) that this de- 

 scent increases to 2°* 1 in the next 100 fathoms, and amounts to 1° 6 in the 

 interval of 16/ fathoms between GOO fathoms and the bottom. The re- 



