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During 1940, sections T and U were occupied 5 times each and 

 section W was occupied twice. The vohime of flow, minimum ob- 

 served temperature, and mean temperature of the Labrador Current 

 have been determined for these occupations of the sections and, for 

 purposes of comparison, are hsted in table 1 with the results of all 

 other occupations of these sections from and including 1934. Mean 

 values for each section have been arrived at by giving each year equal 

 weight so as not to overaccentuate the characteristics of any year when 

 the particular section was occupied more than once. 



Table 1. — Showing volume of flow in million cubic meters 'per second, mean tem- 

 perature in ° C, and minimum observed temperature in ° C, of the Labrador 

 Current in the Grand Banks region 



As is shown by table 1, the volume of flow was greater than the 

 7-year mean at each occupation of each section except the first occupa- 

 tion of section W, and the second occupation of section U. Except 

 for the third occupations of sections T and W, the mean temperature 

 was warmer than the 7-year mean throughout the season. The 

 minimum observed temperature was decidedly warmer than the 7-year 

 mean at all occupations. 



