contributions through the northern openings by the net northwesterly 

 volume transport across this section. The value of 1.46 is larger than 

 the errors of the methods used, and reference to the density distribu- 

 tion along the section indicates the 1,500-decibar surface was probably 

 close to being the most nearly motionless at the time of the observa- 

 tions. The conclusion reached is that either the contributions 

 through the northern openings were smaller or the sinking and outflow 

 in the deep water was greater than usual or both. 



2500 



3000 



.928 



-.94 



59»59'N 

 35«49'W 



CM 



00 

 CSJ 



m 



3472 



(7> 

 CJ 



in 



34.65 



>34.9 



•.95 



•95 



•93 



O 



to 

 in 



3461 



.94 



56* 24' N 

 40"'0rW 



Figure 30. — Salinity distribution along offshore leg of Greenland triangle 

 31 August-2 September 1954. 



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