ABSTRACT 



Because of the anomalously short 1966 ice season only one cruise was 

 conducted to directly support Commander, International Ice Patrol. After 

 the International Ice Patrol, a second oceanographic cruise was conducted 

 to document the anomalous conditions. This cruise collected data from 

 south of the Gulf Stream at the "Tail-of-the-Banks" to the Labrador 

 Sea. 



Three serial occupations of Standard Section 3 were conducted using 

 a moored buoy as a reference position to further delineate the short term 

 volume and salt transport fluctuations originally observed in 1965. Para- 

 chute drogue current measurements were also taken to determine if the 

 velocities calculated from concurrent density measurements were a true 

 indication of the velocity field. 



Two additional occupations of Standard Section 3 and one occupation 

 of Standard Section 2 conducted prior to the 1966 ice season are also 

 discussed. In addition to the oceanographic work an operational test of 

 a temperature/salinity/depth indicating instrument was conducted. 



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