Table 1. Distributions of temperature, salinity and density obtained by R/V “Pavel Gordienko” on 21 April 1999. The locations of the hydrological stations are shown in Fig.1.

N stn

pres, db

temp, °C

salinity, PSU

s0, kg/m3

depth, m

59

4

3.241

34.030

27.089

4.0

59

25

1.840

34.044

27.218

24.8

59

50

1.542

34.030

27.229

49.6

59

101

1.008

34.062

27.291

100.2

59

251

0.707

34.064

27.312

248.9

59

505

0.545

34.069

27.326

500.4

59

755

0.294

34.064

27.337

747.7

59

1010

0.236

34.062

27.339

999.6

59

1518

0.191

34.055

27.337

1500.6

59

2021

0.194

34.057

27.340

1995.5

59

2279

0.204

34.055

27.339

2248.9

59

2535

0.218

34.053

27.338

2500.0

59

2790

0.236

34.054

27.339

2749.9

59

3037

0.258

34.058

27.342

2991.6

59

3368

0.288

34.064

27.347

3315.1

60

4

3.202

34.043

27.103

4.0

60

51

1.533

34.045

27.241

50.6

60

100

0.847

34.067

27.305

99.2

60

212

0.688

34.070

27.317

210.2

60

302

0.655

34.072

27.322

299.4

60

606

0.405

34.074

27.338

600.4

60

1010

0.239

34.071

27.346

999.6

60

1517

0.205

34.071

27.350

1499.6

60

2025

0.205

34.071

27.351

1999.4

60

2280

0.215

34.071

27.352

2249.8

60

2535

0.225

34.072

27.353

2500.0

60

2842

0.244

34.072

27.354

2800.7

61

3

2.856

34.028

27.122

3.0

61

49

1.211

34.036

27.257

48.6

61

101

0.750

34.062

27.307

100.2

61

252

0.567

34.066

27.322

249.9

61

505

0.427

34.073

27.336

500.4

61

756

0.292

34.072

27.343

748.7

61

1011

0.232

34.072

27.347

1000.6

61

1518

0.191

34.071

27.351

1500.6

61

2025

0.197

34.070

27.351

1999.4

61

2535

0.218

34.071

27.353

2500.0

61

2791

0.238

34.071

27.352

2750.8

61

3078

0.262

34.075

27.356

3031.7