Labrador Sea
Labrador Sea Water spreads through the North Atlantic Ocean by three routes: northeast directly into the Irminger Sea, into the eastern North Atlantic by means of the deep North Atlantic current, and meridionally via the Deep Western Boundary Current. Oceanographer Robert Pickart, in a paper published in 2002, presented data that suggest that the Labrador Sea is not the only formation site for Labrador Sea Water. They observed similar convective processes in the Irminger Sea and noted that transit times for Labrador Sea Water into Irminger Sea were unusually fast, suggesting that there is another source in the Irminger Sea.