BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA SHEET 
1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No. 
CP # 2367 
4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date 
NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER FORMATION December 1984 
6. Performing Organization Code 
T. Bennett, W. Broecker and J. Hansen 
9. Performing Organization Name and Address 
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 
Institute for Space Studies 11. Contract or Grant No. 
2880 Broadway 
New York, NY 10025 
13. Type of Report and Period Covered 
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
Goddard Space Flight Center 
Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 
Conference Publication 
14. Sponsoring Agency Code 
15. Supplementary Notes 
T. Bennett: Goddard Space Flight Center, Institute for Space Studies, 
New York, New York 
W. Broecker: Goddard Space Flight Center, Institute for Space Studies, NY 
J. Hansen: Goddard Space Flight Center, Institute for Space Studies, NY 
16. Abstract 
This report contains the proceedings and recommendations of a workshop on 
North Atlantic Deep Water Formation held on June 4-5, 1984 at Lamont- 
Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades, New York, based on financial 
support from the Goddard Space Flight Center Director's Discretionary 
Fund. The question upon which the workshop was focused was: What controls 
the rate of deep water formation in the North Atlantic Ocean and what 
repercussions would there be from changes in this rate? Strategies for 
improving our understanding of deep water formation were discussed and a 
set of recommendations was developed, as summerized in this report. 
17. Key Words (Selected by Author(s)) 
North Atlantic Deep Water 
Oceans 
Climate 
18. Distribution Statement 
Unclassified - Unlimited 
Subject Category - 48 
19. Security Classif. (of this report) 
Unclassified 
20. Security Classif. (of this page) 
Unclassified 
21. No. of Pages 
72 
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