The freshwater transport of the labrador current

Abstract

A simple variant of the salt flux calculation is used to estimate the freshwater transport of the Labrador Current. A freshwater budget is then constructed for the Labrador Sea, comparing the summed inputs of fresh water with the fresh water lost in the Labrador Current. Our results indicate that Baffin Bay and Hudson Strait are the largest contributors to the freshwater flux of the Labrador Current. It is found that there is ample freshwater transport in the very low salinity waters to meet the required input of fresh water of northerly origin to the Middle Atlantic Bight. © 1993 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.