offshore (figs. 44 and 45). The primary south- 

 ward flow of the cold core of the Labrador Cur- 

 rent (<2.0°C, <34.3°/oo) was found between 

 stations 42 and 43 with a calculated velocity of 

 18 cm/sec and a minimum temperature of 

 — 1.0°C. Southward flow of wanner ofi'shore 

 water of the Labrador Current was traced out 

 to station 45. The total southward transpoi't 

 of the Labrador Current above a 1500 decibar 

 reference level was 4.81 X lO^'m^/sec. The total 

 heat and salt transports southward were 

 12.09 X 10«C°mVsec and 157.72 X lO^gm/sec, 

 respectively. 



At the Greenland side of this section a north- 

 ward flow was found between stations 51 and 

 54. However, the colder (<1°C) inshore com- 

 ponent of the West Greenland Current was 

 found only at the last station, 25 miles off the 

 coast. The warmer Irminger Sea component 

 (5.5°C, 34.95°/oo ) liad a peak velocity of 11 

 cm/sec. The northward transport of this water 

 was 5.71 X lO^m^/sec with heat and salt trans- 

 ports of 28.78 X 10''C°mVsec and 197.02 X 

 lO^gm/sec, respectively. The total northward 

 transport of West Greenland Current water 

 through this section above a 1500 decibar ref- 

 erence level was 8.86 X lO^mVsec with a total 

 heat transport of 38.90 X 10«C°mVsec. The net 

 transports across this entire section above the 

 1500 decibar level were 3.16 X lO^m-Vsec and 

 22.27 X 10«C°mVsec northwestward. 



Although the Labrador Sea section has been 

 occupied 29 times since 1928, this occupation 

 is the latest during any year and occurred after 



the cooling season began. This fact and the in- 

 complete transit of the West Greenland Current 

 make comparison with previous occupations of 

 this section questionable. 



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