Analysis of the under-ice topography in the Arctic Basin as recorded by the USS Nautilus during

• Main Author: Alfred S Mclaren
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1988
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Canada; Nautilus; North Pole; Arctic Basin; Arctique*; canada basin; Central Arctic; Pôle Nord; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.493.3967; http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic41-2-117.pdf

ABSTRACT. The USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the first vesse1 to cross the Arctic Basin via the North Pole in early August 1958. During this expedition almost continuous acoustic under-ice thickness distribution profiles were recorded. This article presents an overall statistical analysis of the under-i...