TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page 



4 



Title Page 



Abstract »» 



Table of Contents v 



List of Figures ^' 



List of Tables vii 



Introduction 1 



International Ice Patrol Cruises 1 



Standard Section Occupations — A2, A3, A4 2 



Instruments and Methods - 



International Ice Patrol Cruises 2 



Standard Section Occupations 3 



The Data 3 



Current Meter Measurements 3 



Dynamic Topography 



Labrador Current Transport ^ 



References 8 



Appendix A — ^Oceanographic Data 9 



LIST OF FIGURES 



Figure P'^ff" 



1. Locations of Standard and International Ice Patrol monitoring sections 



near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. 1" 



2. Schematic diagram of current meter mooring deployed during 1975. — 11 



3. Normal dynamic topography of the sea surface relative to 1000 decibars 



for April (Scobie, 1976). 12 



4. Sea surface dynamic topography relative to 1000 decibars, 4-15 xVpril. Ki 



5. Sea surface dynamic topography relative to 1000 decibars, 21-25 April. 14 



6. Sea surface dynamic topograpiiy relative to 1000 decibars, 26-28 May. 14 



7. Sea surface dynamic topography relative to 1000 decibars, 29 May-1 



June. !•' 



8. Sea surface dynamic topography relative to 1000 decibars, 3-6 June. _- 15 



9. Sea surface dynamic topograpiiy relative to 1000 decibars, 16-17 June. 16 



10. Sea surface dynamic topography relative to 1000 decibars, 2-17 Feb- 

 ruary. 



11. Sea surface dynamic topography relative to 1000 decibars. 30 August- 



4 September. 1^ 



12. Sea surface dynamic topography relative to 1000 decibars, 15-23 No- 

 vember. 1" 



13. Volume transport and minimum temperature measured at section A3 



during 1975 20 



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