OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES ON PROJECT SKIJUMP II
Ice observations from aircraft show that thin ice is indicated by a jigsaw fracture pattern of low ridges and thick ice by heavy pressure ridges. Oceanographic data obtained in earlier expeditions are presented. Data obtained on this expedition alter the concept of water circulation in the Polar Sea...
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ftdtic:AD0011348 2023-05-15T15:40:16+02:00 OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES ON PROJECT SKIJUMP II HOLMES, J. F. WORTHINGTON, L. V. WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA 1953-04 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0011348 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0011348 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0011348 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC AND NTIS Physical and Dynamic Oceanography *OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA SALT WATER AIRCRAFT LAYERS WATER FRACTURE(MECHANICS) SURFACES WINTER FREEZING ICE SURFACE WATERS PRESSURE PATTERNS THINNESS TRANSITIONS THAWING ATLANTIC OCEAN SALINITY SEA WATER CIRCULATION DEEP WATER SUMMER THERMOCLINES RIDGES BEAUFORT SEA POLAR REGIONS THICKNESS Text 1953 ftdtic 2016-02-22T15:08:29Z Ice observations from aircraft show that thin ice is indicated by a jigsaw fracture pattern of low ridges and thick ice by heavy pressure ridges. Oceanographic data obtained in earlier expeditions are presented. Data obtained on this expedition alter the concept of water circulation in the Polar Sea. A transition layer to Atlantic water is present beneath the surface water. Polar deep water is found below the Atlantic water. The freshness of the surface layer depends more upon the distance from the source of the saline water than upon the proximity to the Siberian coast. Any body of sea water subjected to freezing in winter and thawing in summer will probably develop and maintain its own low salinity surface. A small negative thermocline was found between 50 and 150 m. The minimum temperature in the Beaufort Sea is about -.45 deg C at 2300 m. Text Beaufort Sea Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database |
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Physical and Dynamic Oceanography *OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA SALT WATER AIRCRAFT LAYERS WATER FRACTURE(MECHANICS) SURFACES WINTER FREEZING ICE SURFACE WATERS PRESSURE PATTERNS THINNESS TRANSITIONS THAWING ATLANTIC OCEAN SALINITY SEA WATER CIRCULATION DEEP WATER SUMMER THERMOCLINES RIDGES BEAUFORT SEA POLAR REGIONS THICKNESS |
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Physical and Dynamic Oceanography *OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA SALT WATER AIRCRAFT LAYERS WATER FRACTURE(MECHANICS) SURFACES WINTER FREEZING ICE SURFACE WATERS PRESSURE PATTERNS THINNESS TRANSITIONS THAWING ATLANTIC OCEAN SALINITY SEA WATER CIRCULATION DEEP WATER SUMMER THERMOCLINES RIDGES BEAUFORT SEA POLAR REGIONS THICKNESS HOLMES, J. F. WORTHINGTON, L. V. OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES ON PROJECT SKIJUMP II |
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Physical and Dynamic Oceanography *OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA SALT WATER AIRCRAFT LAYERS WATER FRACTURE(MECHANICS) SURFACES WINTER FREEZING ICE SURFACE WATERS PRESSURE PATTERNS THINNESS TRANSITIONS THAWING ATLANTIC OCEAN SALINITY SEA WATER CIRCULATION DEEP WATER SUMMER THERMOCLINES RIDGES BEAUFORT SEA POLAR REGIONS THICKNESS |
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Ice observations from aircraft show that thin ice is indicated by a jigsaw fracture pattern of low ridges and thick ice by heavy pressure ridges. Oceanographic data obtained in earlier expeditions are presented. Data obtained on this expedition alter the concept of water circulation in the Polar Sea. A transition layer to Atlantic water is present beneath the surface water. Polar deep water is found below the Atlantic water. The freshness of the surface layer depends more upon the distance from the source of the saline water than upon the proximity to the Siberian coast. Any body of sea water subjected to freezing in winter and thawing in summer will probably develop and maintain its own low salinity surface. A small negative thermocline was found between 50 and 150 m. The minimum temperature in the Beaufort Sea is about -.45 deg C at 2300 m. |
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HOLMES, J. F. WORTHINGTON, L. V. |
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OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES ON PROJECT SKIJUMP II |
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OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES ON PROJECT SKIJUMP II |
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OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES ON PROJECT SKIJUMP II |
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OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES ON PROJECT SKIJUMP II |
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OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES ON PROJECT SKIJUMP II |
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oceanographic studies on project skijump ii |
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1953 |
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