Naval Surface Ship Arctic Missions. Volume III. Environment of the Arctic Ocean and the Rimland

• Main Author: Sater,J. E.
• Other Authors: SYSTEMS RESEARCH CORP WASHINGTON D C
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1970
• Subjects: Meteorology; Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; (*ARCTIC REGIONS; CLIMATE); (*ARCTIC OCEAN; OCEAN CURRENTS); GRAVITY; GEOMAGNETISM; SEA ICE; MARINE METEOROLOGY; COASTAL REGIONS; WEATHER FORECASTING; MARINE BIOLOGY; TERRAIN; GEOLOGY; WIND; VISIBILITY; UNDERWATER SOUND; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATION; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Pacific; Arctic Basin; Arctic Institute of North America; North Atlantic; Sea ice; The Arctic Institute
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0716416; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0716416

The report describes the environment and character of the Arctic Basin and its near-shore areas as well as those of the North Atlantic and North Pacific and their shores. The description is directed to the marine environment and to operations in that sphere. The work was conducted by The Arctic Institute of North America to support the analyses of Naval Surface Ship Arctic Missions. (Author) Prepared in cooperation with The Arctic Inst. of North America, Washington, D. C. See also Volume 2, AD-716 415.