Abstract
The water masses of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean are examined by means of potential temperature-salinity diagrams. It is shown that in general below 750-m depth there are three water masses; Labrador Sea Water overlies Northeast Atlantic Deep Water, derived from the overflow of the Scotland-Iceland Ridge, and this in turn overlies Northwest Atlantic Bottom Water. The latter is derived from the mixing of water overflowing the Iceland-Greenland Ridge with Atlantic water and modified Labrador Sea Water in the vicinity of the ridge. Mixing of Northeast Atlantic Deep Water with Northwest Atlantic Bottom Water is considered to give rise to the well-known North Atlantic Deep Water.
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