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Oceanography of the Grand Banks region and the Labrador Sea : April-June, August, and October 1969 / Martin J. Moynihan and Henry S. Andersen.

Year: 1971

Type: book

Abstract: Oceanographic surveys off the Grand Banks ofNewfoundlandduringApril to June 1969 in support of the International Ice Patrol are discussed.In addition, two occupations of a section across the Labrador Sea from South Wolf Island, Labrador, to Cape Farewell, Greenland, are described.The circulation of the Grand Banks region based on dynamic topography charts and variations in the density and volume transport of the Labrador Current is discussed.Volume transports, mean temperatures, and heat transports of the Labrador and West Greenland Currents from 1948 through 1969 are presented.

Source: Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution)

DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.17046

Authors: Martin J. Moynihan, Henry S. Andersen

Institution: United States Coast Guard

Language: English

Topic: Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes

Subfield: Oceanography

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2499428375

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