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Art. XIII.—J Table^ containing the Results of some Observations 
made by late Navigators on the Temperature of the Ocean^ at 
various depths below its surface 
Position. 
Temperature 
of the 
Depth 
in Fa- 
thoms. 
Tempera- 
ture at the 
depth in 
preceding 
column. 
Difference 
between the 
Temp, of 
Surface wa- 
ter and that 
sounded to. 
Names of 
Observers. 
Latitude. 
Longi- 
tude. 
Air. 
Surface 
Water. 
SO*’ o'n. 
5 OE. 
40°.0 
29°7 
120 
88.3 
0 
6.6 
Scoresby 
79 4 
5 4 
34.0 
29.0 
13 
31.0 
2.0 
Ditto 
... 
... 
• •• 
• • • 
37 
33.8 
4.8 
Ditto 
... 
• •• 
57 
34.5 
5.5 
Ditto 
... 
... 
• •• 
• •• 
100 
36.0 
7.0 
Ditto 
... 
... 
• « « 
400 
36.0 
7.0 
Ditto 
79 4 
5 38 
38.0 
29.0 
730 
37.0 
8.0 
Ditto 
78 2 
0 low. 
36.0 
32.0 
761 
38.0 
6.0 
Ditto 
78 0 
— 
40.5 

118 
3L0 
Lord Mulgrave 
77 4 
2 30 E. 
30.0 
29.0 
50 
29.3 
0.3 
Scoresby 
... 
• •• 
• • • 
100 
31.0 
2.0 
Ditto 
77 15 
8 10 
16.0 
29.3 
20 
29.3 
0.0 
Ditto 
... 
• •• 
• •• 
40 
29.3 
0.0 
Ditto 
• •• 
• • • 
60 
30.0 
0.7 
Ditto 
• • • 
100 
30.0 
0.7 
Ditto 
76 *34 
10 50 
25.0 
30.0 
20 
31.0 
1.0 
Ditto 
... 
• •• 
• •• 
40 
35.0 
5.0 
Ditto 
60 
34.0 
4.0 
Ditto 
• •• 
• •• 
100 
34.7 
4.7 
Ditto 
76 16 
10 50 
16.0 
28.3 
20 
28.9 
0.3 
Ditto 
• • • ' 
50 
28.3 
0.0 
Ditto 
• •• 
• • * 
123 
30.0 
1.7 
Ditto 
. ... 
9*’ 0 
12.0 
28.8 
50 
31.8 
Ditto 
... 
««» 
123 
33.8 
Ditto 
... 
• •• 
230 
33.3 
Ditto 
75 28 
60 36 W. 
— - 
34.0 
314 
32.0 
2.0 
Ross 
75 2 
105 14 
31.0 
30.0 
94 
. 31.25 
1.75 
Parry 
73 37 
77 28 
__ 
34.5 
80 
32.0 
2.5 
Ross, 
73 35 
89 1 
39.0' 
34.0 
185 
34.0 
—— 
Parry 
Winter! 
Harbour, 
— 16 
4-28.0 
5 
30.0 
2.0 
Ditto 
72 7 
19 11 W. 
42.0 
34.0 
118 
29.0 
5.0 
Ditto 
72 5 
76 0 
31.0 
30.5 
110 
30.25 
0.25 
Ditto 
72 0 
73 0 
33.0 
32.0 
75 
32.25 
0.25 
Ditto 
71 24 
71 0 
38.0 
35.0 
88 
33.0 
2.0 
Ditto 
69 0 
— 
59.5 
673 
32.0 

Lord Mulgrave 
68 25 
65 0 
34.0 
32.0 
35 
31.5 
0.5 
Parry 
68 24 
63 32 
31.0 
30.5 
170 
30.5 
0.0 
Ditto 
... 
63 8 
29.0 
30.0 
318 
30.0 

Ditto 
68 12 
60 5 
31.5 
32.0 
770 
33.0 
1.0 
Ditto 
68 19 
66 5 
34.0 
32.0 
146 
34.0 
2.0 
Ditto 
68 0 
62 9 
34.0 
31.0 
809 
27.0 
4.0 
Ditto ‘ 
... 
60 0 
30.0 
34.5 
200 
33.25 
1.25 
Ditto 
67 0 
— 
48.5 

810 
26.0 

Lord Mulgrave 
61 11 
31 12" 
48.0 
47.5 
320 
44.25 
3.25 
Parry 
60 44 
59 20 
— 
— 
100 
30.0 
— 
Ross 
* This Table was drawn up with great care by a young friend. 
