LONG-RANGE ICE OUTLOOK. EASTERN ARCTIC (1965)

• Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1965
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *ICE FORECASTING; GREENLAND SEA; NEWFOUNDLAND(PROVINCE); BAFFIN ISLAND; ICE ISLANDS; ARCTIC REGIONS; ARCTIC OCEAN; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Baffin Bay; Baffin Island; Greenland; Newfoundland; Baffin; Greenland Sea; Ice; Kulusuk; Labrador Sea; permafrost; Sea ice; Sondre Stromfjord; Thule
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0615551; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0615551

An outlook of expected sea ice conditions in the eastern North American Arctic is presented for the period mid-May through mid-August 1965. Oceanographic and climatic data for the Eastern Arctic were analyzed in terms of sea ice growth during the past winter. These analyses, combined with the observed ice conditions for the period 25 March through 6 April, and a comprehensive study of historical ice and climatic information formed the basis for the 1965 Ice Outlook. Evaluation of this information indicate, that present ice conditions in the Labrador Sea and along the Newfoundland Coast are similar to those observed in 1957 and 1962. Although the ice is quite heavy in Baffin Bay, 1957 appears to be an analogous year for that area. Goose Bay and Kulusuk are expected to open for escorted shipping later than normal, whereas Thule, Sondre Stromfjord, and Itivdleq should have nearly normal opening dates. In terms of the 1964 ice season, Goose Bay will open two to three weeks later than last year, Sondre Stromfjord and Itivdleq about the same as last year, and Thule about one month earlier than in 1964. Kulusuk will open about one week later than last year.