Labrador CurrentTyler Adams
Geographically
• Fed from the north by the Baffin Current
• Follows the Labrador coast to the Grand Banks
• Splits at Hamilton Bank
• Intercepted by Gulf Stream
• Feeds Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy
Physical Attributes
• Average currents are 0.3-0.5 m/s
• Cold water current• Very low salinity• Largely barotropic• Transport nearly twice
as much as calculations would indicate
Seasonal Variability
Mar - Apr - May Sept - Oct - Nov
Biodiversity
• Cold Arctic waters are nutrient rich
• Abundance of life near the end of the Labrador current
• Depends on both it and the Gulf Stream
• Once was home to the a strong cod industry
Deep Labrador Current
• Secondary current below 2,500 meters
• Strongest flow between March and May
• Significant warming
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