SEA ICE ON McMURDO SOUND, ANTARCTICA: PRELIMINARY THICKNESS.

• Main Author: Paige,R. A.
• Other Authors: NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CALIF
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1966
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; (*SEA ICE; ANTARCTIC REGIONS); THICKNESS; PERIODIC VARIATIONS; TEMPERATURE; PREDICTIONS; DRILLING; ACCURACY; MCMURDO SOUND; Antarctic; McMurdo Sound; Armitage; Cape Armitage; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0684460; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0684460

The thickness of sea ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, and its variations throughout the season and from year to year affects the safety and efficiency of travel and air operations by the U. S. Navy Antarctic Support Activities. The annual sea ice growth stages are: (1) youth - the ice sheet is acti...