branch of the West Greenland Current. Actually the stations were dis- 

 placed somewhat to the south of their intended positions with the conse- 

 quence that the effect of the westward diversion of water into the 

 northern side of Hudson Strait is noticeable. This, however, does not 

 vitiate the section for purposes of examining the circulation in the Lab- 

 rador Sea or characteristics of the Labrador Current in this region, 

 but explains the slight inversions of dynamic height along those parts 

 of the section where the flow is more nearly along the section than 

 normal to it. Figure 35 shows the salinity distribution along this 



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Figure 35. 



-Salinity distribution along a section between the deep water of the 

 Labrador Sea and Loks Land, 24—26 July 1948. 



section. The volume of flow past this section, between station 3716 

 and the beach at Loks Land, was found to be 3.98 million cu. m./sec. 

 net southerly, with a mean temperature of 2.52° C. This volume of 

 flow is to be compared with the sum of that between stations 3716 and 



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