. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology; Zoology. BIGELOW: EXPLORATIONS OF TUE COAST WATERS. 193 But off Shelburne (Fig. 29) the upper layers, clown to 40 meters or so, were uniformly fresher than 32%o across the whole breadth of the shelf. And salinity, like temperature was lower over Le Have Bank (Fig. 30) than immediately north of it, a fact connected with the eddy-like circulation in this region (p. 182). Contrasting with the low salinity of the upper layers, that of the bottom waters of the basins off Shel-. FiG. 30.— Salinity profile crossing the conti
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology; Zoology. BIGELOW: EXPLORATIONS OF TUE COAST WATERS. 193 But off Shelburne (Fig. 29) the upper layers, clown to 40 meters or so, were uniformly fresher than 32%o across the whole breadth of the shelf. And salinity, like temperature was lower over Le Have Bank (Fig. 30) than immediately north of it, a fact connected with the eddy-like circulation in this region (p. 182). Contrasting with the low salinity of the upper layers, that of the bottom waters of the basins off Shel-. FiG. 30.— Salinity profile crossing the continental shelf obliquely off Halifax (Stations 10236-10233. July 27-August 2, 1914. bume and Halifax and on Emerald Bank (Fig. 30, 31) was very high, the latter being as salt as the water over the continental shelf off Shelburne (Fig. 29, 30). But, as pointed out, the latter was itself considerably fresher than the water at corresponding locations on the slope further west, its maximum salinity being only about ,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. : The Museum
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