Logistic problems in the Canadian Arctic

In 1946 the United States Weather Bureau and the Canadian Meteorological Service installed the first of the Joint Arctic Weather Stations at Resolute Bay. The network of satellite stations was extended into the Arctic archipelago in the following years on roughly a 275-mile spacing to Mould Bay, Isa...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Harwood, T. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1961
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400051494
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400051494
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Summary:In 1946 the United States Weather Bureau and the Canadian Meteorological Service installed the first of the Joint Arctic Weather Stations at Resolute Bay. The network of satellite stations was extended into the Arctic archipelago in the following years on roughly a 275-mile spacing to Mould Bay, Isachsen, Eureka and Alert.