Oceanography of the Grand Banks Region of Newfoundland - 1975.

Abstract

During 1975 five oceanographic cruises were made by the US Coast Guard to the Grand Banks region. During April (IIP-1-75) a large anticyclonic eddy was observed between the Labrador Current and the North Atlantic Current. The eddy appeared to move southward and rejoin the North Atlantic Current. Six occupations of standard section A3, spaced throughout the year, revealed a relatively smooth pattern of variation for the Labrador Current with maximum southward transport and minimum water temperature in April changing to minimum transport and maximum temperature in November. However, repeated occupation of standard section A1 over a 54 hour period indicated that large variations in the Labrador Current transport do occur over short time scales. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA066290

Entities

People

  • David G. Mountain

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Digital Data
  • Geostrophic Currents
  • Labrador Current
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Measurement
  • Newfoundland (Province)
  • North Atlantic Current
  • Observation
  • Oceanography
  • Quality Control
  • Salinity
  • Ships
  • Standards
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topography
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Space