OPERATION DEEP FREEZE 61 MARINE GEOPHYSICS OBSERVATIONS

• Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE WASHINGTON D C
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1961
• Subjects: *GEOPHYSICS; *OCEANOGRAPHY; *GEOMAGNETISM; BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING; OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA; OCEANOGRAPHIC SHIPS; POLAR REGIONS; DEEP FREEZE OPERATION; Antarctic; Austral; Edisto; McMurdo Sound; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0258506; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0258506

Marine geophysical research in the Antarctic during the Austral summer of 1960-61 is described. A broad program consisting of terrestrial magnetism, bathymetry, and oceanography was accomplished aboard USS STATEN ISLAND (AGB-5). Oceanographic observations were obtained from USS EDISTO (AGB-2), and supplementary observations were obtained from USS GLACIER (AGB-4), USCGC EASTWIND (WAGB-279), and USS WILHOITE (DER-397). In addition, the project entitled Shore-Based Seasonal Oceanographic Studies at McMurdo Sound was completed. (Author)