EASTERN ARCTIC ICE SEASONAL OUTLOOK 1970.

Forecast trends for five major eastern Arctic ports resupplied by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) are listed in table 1. The normal escorted and unescorted entry date for each port is shown with the predicted trend. In addition, a written and graphic description of expected ice condit...

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Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE WASHINGTON D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Marine Engineering
(*MARINE TRANSPORTATION
ARCTIC REGIONS)
(*WEATHER FORECASTING
SEA ICE)
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
THICKNESS
MELTING
FREEZING
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
CARGO
BAFFIN ISLAND
NEWFOUNDLAND(PROVINCE)
GREENLAND
BAFFIN BAY
GRAPHS(CHARTS)
DAVIS STRAIT
Arctic
Baffin Bay
Baffin Island
Greenland
Newfoundland
Baffin
Davis Strait
East Greenland
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0707529
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0707529
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Summary:Forecast trends for five major eastern Arctic ports resupplied by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) are listed in table 1. The normal escorted and unescorted entry date for each port is shown with the predicted trend. In addition, a written and graphic description of expected ice conditions is presented for Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, and the Labrador and east Greenland coasts between mid-May and mid-August. Monthly prognostic ice charts for this period include envelopes showing the maximum and minimum pack edges for each month. (Author)

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