Surface wind map of the Labrador Sea from July 16, 2015. Our first sampling occurred roughly in the centre of the map. Winds were ~30-40 knots during this period. Image by nullschool.net
We are now on Day 8 of the Canadian Arctic GEOTRACES Expedition the goals of which were stated in a previous diary. We left Quebec City on July 10 and have been moving farther north in the Labrador Sea to occupy two planned deep water sampling stations there before moving into the Baffin Basin.