Zoom on the drifters which went through the Labrador Sea region. Transit times and speeds given in Table 1 (see below) were estimated between the thick black lines (section 1 to section 4 going counter clockwise).























Table 1
Travelling time in days
mean std (median) 		Mean speed in cm s ¯ ¹
Section 121.3 ± 7.49 (19.2)32.2
            North Branch    Section 2                                South Branch 49.3 ± 8.9 (45.5)

114 ± 40.3 (40.3) 		18.9

17.9
Section 387.4 ± 29.4 (85)10.6
Section437.6 ± 15.6 (37.3)18.5




                                                       


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