. Fig. 66. Relative topography of the sea surface, April 1927. layer of higher temperature in February is greater to the north-west (Sts. WS 382 and WS 476) and becomes thinner across the strait as far as Sts. WS 387 and WS 480; this is due to the greater development of the relatively warmer north-east current along the north-western side of the strait in February. At all stations the layer immediately below the surface layer is warmer in November, be- cause of the increased thickness and spread across the strait of the warm deep water in that month. The excess of temperature in November over
. Fig. 66. Relative topography of the sea surface, April 1927. layer of higher temperature in February is greater to the north-west (Sts. WS 382 and WS 476) and becomes thinner across the strait as far as Sts. WS 387 and WS 480; this is due to the greater development of the relatively warmer north-east current along the north-western side of the strait in February. At all stations the layer immediately below the surface layer is warmer in November, be- cause of the increased thickness and spread across the strait of the warm deep water in that month. The excess of temperature in November over that of February is least marked at the station closest to King George Island, where a slight negative difference (February- November) is found only at 300 m. (At = — o-oi° C). The thickness of the layer in
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