Figure 19. — Dynamic topography of the sea surface relative to the 1,000- 

 decibar surface from data collected 11-14 July 1953. Oceanographic station 

 positions are indicated and the station numbers given at turning points. 



been shown schematically in figure 20. This figure will be referred 

 to subsequently after consideration of the velocity section across the 

 West Greenland Current off Cape Farewell. 



Table 2 shows the Labrador Current off South Wolf Island during 

 the postseason cruises to have been above average in volume and 

 close to average in mean temperature. It is noted that not only was 

 the minimum observed temperature about a quarter of a degree 

 warmer than average, but it was 0.46° warmer than that at the Bona- 

 vista triangle occupied a few days earlier. An examination of the 

 records shows that 1953 was not the only year during which the post- 

 season cruise data included colder minima at the triangle than at the 

 South Wolf Island section. Temperature minima and their cor- 



62 



