Hydrographic conditions on the Flemish cap in July 1996

Abstract

On July 1996 a fishing research survey was carried out over the Flemish Cap area (Northwest Atlantic) aboard the RN 'Comide de Saavedra". It was the ninth of a series of surveys conducted by the European Union since 1983 During this survey, salinity and temperature data were collected using a CTD sound. This report analyzes hydrographic conditions on the bank, as well as it describes three different water masses. First there Is the water around the bank, showing the typical features of Labrador Current's waters; secondly, the central water, originated by solar heat input on Labrador waters; and, finally, an unusual type of water which appears between 200 and 300 m and seems to be mixed with North Atlantic Current waters.