LONG-RANGE ICE OUTLOOK EASTERN ARCTIC (1962)

An outlook of expected sea-ice conditions in Baffin Bay and the Labrador Sea is presented for the period mid-May through mid-September 1962. The outlook is based on detailed relationships between environmental factors affecting ice formation, growth, drift, and disintegration. A long-range forecast...

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Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1962
Subjects:
HARBORS
ICE
OCEANS
POLAR REGIONS
Arctic
Baffin Bay
Baffin Island
Baffin
Kulusuk
Labrador Sea
Sea ice
Sondre Stromfjord
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0277730
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0277730
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Summary:An outlook of expected sea-ice conditions in Baffin Bay and the Labrador Sea is presented for the period mid-May through mid-September 1962. The outlook is based on detailed relationships between environmental factors affecting ice formation, growth, drift, and disintegration. A long-range forecast of general scope is presented as well as details of ice breakup in several harbors. Oceanographic and climatic data accumulated during the past winter as well as current and prognostic meteorological parameters serve as the basis for the forecast. In addition, observed ice conditions presented in chart form for the period 23 through 29 March are used to complement and modify the results of the theoretical and empirical environmental relationships. Ice conditions are expected to be less severe than usual, especially in Goose Bay and approaches, in Sondre Stromfjord, and at Itivdleq which is already open for shipping. The Thule shipping season should commence somewhat later than normal, but Baffin Island coastal areas should experience normal ice conditions. Opening dates at Kulusuk are expected to be later than average this year. (Author)

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