REPORT OF SEVERE ICE CONDITIONS IN MELVILLE BUGT, SUMMER 1964

Anomalous (severe) ice conditions occurred during summer 1964 in Melville Bugt. Factors producing the variation are analyzed in order to determine whether the anomaly should have been predicted. Based on historical conditions, however, the ice prediction had been made as accurately as possible. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Potocsky, G., Kniskern,F.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE WASHINGTON D C OCEANOGRAPHIC PREDICTION DIV
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
(*ICE
ARCTIC REGIONS)
CLIMATE
METEOROLOGY
NAVIGATION CHARTS
NAVAL VESSELS
MARINE TRANSPORTATION
ARCTIC OCEAN
BAFFIN BAY
LABRADOR SEA
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Baffin Bay
Melville Bugt
Baffin
Ice
Labrador Sea
Melville bugt
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0634531
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0634531
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Summary:Anomalous (severe) ice conditions occurred during summer 1964 in Melville Bugt. Factors producing the variation are analyzed in order to determine whether the anomaly should have been predicted. Based on historical conditions, however, the ice prediction had been made as accurately as possible. The variation was attributed to severe weather conditons. (Author)

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