THE FRESH-WATER TRANSPORT OF THE LABRADOR CURRENT

A simple variant of the salt flux calculation is used to estimate the freshwater transport of the Labrador Current. A freshwater budget is t hen constructed for the Labrador Sea, comparing the summed inputs of f resh water with the fresh water lost in the Labrador Current. Our resu lts indicate that Baffin Bay and Hudson Strait are the largest contrib utors to the freshwater flux of the Labrador Current. It is found that there is ample freshwater transport in the very low salinity waters t o meet the required input of fresh water of northerly origin to the Mi ddle Atlantic Bight.