A review of the AIDJEX Project, 1970–77

Ever since the early explorers realized that the Arctic sea ice is continually moving, breaking and shifting, it has been the subject of scientific curiosity. Beginning with Fridtjof Nansen's crossing of the Arctic Ocean in 1893–96, knowledge has been accumulated about the ocean, the ice, and t...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Untersteiner, N.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1979
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Fridtjof
Polar Record
Sea ice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400002114
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400002114
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Summary:Ever since the early explorers realized that the Arctic sea ice is continually moving, breaking and shifting, it has been the subject of scientific curiosity. Beginning with Fridtjof Nansen's crossing of the Arctic Ocean in 1893–96, knowledge has been accumulated about the ocean, the ice, and the atmosphere in the Arctic by means of some 30 drifting ice stations, and numerous aircraft landings and submarine crossings.

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