A Note on Ice Island WH-5
As reported by Hattersley-Smith, Ice Island WH-5, the easternmost and largest (approximately 20 by 9 km.) of the islands resulting from the massive calving of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf during the winter 1961-2, drifted eastward, whereas the other four islands drifted westward. WH-5, tracked through ra...
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crarcticinstna:10.14430/arctic3540 2024-06-09T07:42:04+00:00 A Note on Ice Island WH-5 Nutt, D.C. Coachman, L.K. 1963 http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic3540 http://arctic.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/viewFile/3540/3515 unknown The Arctic Institute of North America ARCTIC volume 16, issue 3, page 204 ISSN 1923-1245 0004-0843 journal-article 1963 crarcticinstna https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic3540 2024-05-14T12:53:42Z As reported by Hattersley-Smith, Ice Island WH-5, the easternmost and largest (approximately 20 by 9 km.) of the islands resulting from the massive calving of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf during the winter 1961-2, drifted eastward, whereas the other four islands drifted westward. WH-5, tracked through radar photography by the U.S. Navy "Birdseye" ice reconnaissance flights, continued its eastward movement during the winter 1962-3. It entered the Lincoln Sea, moved south through Robeson Channel and between February 24 and 28, 1963 became lodged across Kennedy Channel, with one end resting against the shore of Ellesmere Island and the other end held by mid-channel Hans Island. In this position the ice island formed an effective barrier to the southward movement of sea-ice from the Arctic Ocean. Open water soon appeared south of the obstruction and by May extended well into Kane Basin. In a study of WH-5 during the summer of 1963 emphasis was placed on physical oceanography, both to observe the local influence of the ice island and to take advantage of the unusual presence of open water in an area where ice normally restricts ship operations. The study was directed by D. C. Nutt and L. K. Coachman and was sponsored by the Arctic Institute with support from the U.S. Office of Naval Research and the U.S. Coast Guard and the collaboration of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, the U.S. Military Sea Transportation Service and the U.S. Air Force at Thule, Greenland. ... This brief note, based only on data immediately available, is being published to provide timely information on the recent drift and break-up of ice island WH-5. A more comprehensive report will follow. ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic Ocean Ellesmere Island Greenland Hans Island Ice Shelf Kane Basin Kennedy channel Lincoln Sea Robeson channel Sea ice The Arctic Institute Thule Ward Hunt Ice Shelf Arctic Institute of North America Arctic Arctic Ocean Ellesmere Island Greenland Kane ENVELOPE(-63.038,-63.038,-73.952,-73.952) Nutt ENVELOPE(108.217,108.217,-66.633,-66.633) Ward Hunt Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(-73.499,-73.499,83.122,83.122) Kennedy Channel ENVELOPE(-66.139,-66.139,80.919,80.919) Four Islands ENVELOPE(-108.218,-108.218,56.050,56.050) Hattersley-Smith ENVELOPE(-61.030,-61.030,-71.852,-71.852) Robeson Channel ENVELOPE(-61.473,-61.473,81.995,81.995) Hans Island ENVELOPE(-66.455,-66.455,80.826,80.826) ARCTIC 16 3 204 |
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As reported by Hattersley-Smith, Ice Island WH-5, the easternmost and largest (approximately 20 by 9 km.) of the islands resulting from the massive calving of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf during the winter 1961-2, drifted eastward, whereas the other four islands drifted westward. WH-5, tracked through radar photography by the U.S. Navy "Birdseye" ice reconnaissance flights, continued its eastward movement during the winter 1962-3. It entered the Lincoln Sea, moved south through Robeson Channel and between February 24 and 28, 1963 became lodged across Kennedy Channel, with one end resting against the shore of Ellesmere Island and the other end held by mid-channel Hans Island. In this position the ice island formed an effective barrier to the southward movement of sea-ice from the Arctic Ocean. Open water soon appeared south of the obstruction and by May extended well into Kane Basin. In a study of WH-5 during the summer of 1963 emphasis was placed on physical oceanography, both to observe the local influence of the ice island and to take advantage of the unusual presence of open water in an area where ice normally restricts ship operations. The study was directed by D. C. Nutt and L. K. Coachman and was sponsored by the Arctic Institute with support from the U.S. Office of Naval Research and the U.S. Coast Guard and the collaboration of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, the U.S. Military Sea Transportation Service and the U.S. Air Force at Thule, Greenland. ... This brief note, based only on data immediately available, is being published to provide timely information on the recent drift and break-up of ice island WH-5. A more comprehensive report will follow. ... |
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