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Figure 6.5. Diagram of potential temperature vs. salinity<br />

for water flowing south along the western<br />

margin of the North Atlantic basin. The envelope<br />

labelled Labrador Sea encloses observations in<br />

the deep countercl ockwi se gyre in the Labrador<br />

Sea (Swallow and Worthington, 1969). The flow<br />

is considered to be a continuation of the Norwegi<br />

an Sea overflow (Worthi ngton, 1969) wi th<br />

some contribution of fresher and warmer Labrador<br />

Sea wa t e r . The e n vel ope lab e 11 e d W BU C en c 1 0 s e s<br />

~ those points in the Western Boundary Undercurrent<br />

where simultaneous hydrographic observations<br />

and direct current measurements have been<br />

made (Swallow and Worthington, 1961; Volkmann.<br />

1962; Barrett, 1965; Richardson and Knauss,<br />

1971; Worthington and Kawai, 1972). It would<br />

extend down the Worthington-Metcal f curve to<br />

about 1.66°8 if the data from Amos, Gordon,<br />

and Schneider (1971) were included. The third<br />

envelope, marked GAOR (Greater Antilles Outer<br />

Ridge), represents all the observations made<br />

deeper than 4300 m in this investigation.<br />

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