The Use of Aviation in Oceanographic Research in the Arctic (Primenenie Aviatsii v Okeanograficheskikh Issledovaniya V Arktike)

Application of aircraft in ice reconnaissance, in setting up drifting research stations on ice, and in aiding polar navigation is reviewed, disclosing the progress, the trends and future prospects in mastering the Arctic Ocean. (Author) Trans. of Problemy Arktiki (USSR) n2 p19-31 1957, by M. Slesser...

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Main Authors: Laktionov,A. F., Shamontev,V. A.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE WASHINGTON D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1959
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
(*SEA ICE
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE)
(*ARCTIC OCEAN
NAVIGATION)
DRIFT
WEATHER FORECASTING
ICE ISLANDS
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
WATER TRAFFIC
THICKNESS
MELTING
POLAR REGIONS
USSR
*ICE FORECASTING
TRANSLATIONS
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0720142
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0720142
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Summary:Application of aircraft in ice reconnaissance, in setting up drifting research stations on ice, and in aiding polar navigation is reviewed, disclosing the progress, the trends and future prospects in mastering the Arctic Ocean. (Author) Trans. of Problemy Arktiki (USSR) n2 p19-31 1957, by M. Slessers. Also available as TT-61-13879.

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