ABSTRACT 



During: 1975 five (x-canofriaphic cruises were made bj" the U.S. Coast 

 Guard to the Grand Banks re<rion. Durinfj: April (IIP-l-T")) a larpe anti- 

 cyclonic eddy was observed between the Labrador Current and tiie North 

 Atlantic Current. Tiie eddy appeared to move southward and rejoin the 

 North Atlantic Current. Si.x occupations of standaid section A3, spaced 

 throu<rhout tlie year, revealed a relatively smooth pattern of variation for 

 the Labrador Current with maximum southward transport and nuninmm 

 water temperature in April chan<!;infr to minimum transport and maximum 

 temperature in November. However, repeated nc-cui)ation of stantlard section 

 Al over a 54 hour period indicated that larfre variations in the Labrador 

 Current transport do occur over short time scales. 



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