Iceberg Tracking off Labrador

A group of four icebergs was marked in the Labrador area, by dropping dyed sand enclosed in thin cardboard containers from Argus and Tracker aircraft onto the icebergs. Each impact produced a small stained area, and there were several on each marked iceberg. These stains were sufficient to allow pos...

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Main Authors: Diehl,C. H. H., Jones,G. H. S.
Other Authors: DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT SUFFIELD RALSTON (ALBERTA)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*SEA ICE
*ICE ISLANDS
TRACKING
CONTINENTAL SHELVES
DYES
SAND
DRILLING
HAZARDS
DRIFT
CRUDE OIL
CANADA
*ICEBERGS
Canada
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0730818
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spelling ftdtic:AD0730818 2023-05-15T16:36:58+02:00 Iceberg Tracking off Labrador Diehl,C. H. H. Jones,G. H. S. DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT SUFFIELD RALSTON (ALBERTA) 1971 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0730818 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0730818 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0730818 Availability: Pub. in Nature, v119 n5281 p189-190, 15 Jan 71. No copies furnished by DDC or NTIS. DTIC AND NTIS Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Snow Ice and Permafrost *SEA ICE *ICE ISLANDS TRACKING CONTINENTAL SHELVES DYES SAND DRILLING HAZARDS DRIFT CRUDE OIL CANADA *ICEBERGS Text 1971 ftdtic 2016-02-21T23:28:10Z A group of four icebergs was marked in the Labrador area, by dropping dyed sand enclosed in thin cardboard containers from Argus and Tracker aircraft onto the icebergs. Each impact produced a small stained area, and there were several on each marked iceberg. These stains were sufficient to allow positive identification of the icebergs during a period of several days. (Author) Text Ice permafrost Sea ice Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Canada
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topic Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*SEA ICE
*ICE ISLANDS
TRACKING
CONTINENTAL SHELVES
DYES
SAND
DRILLING
HAZARDS
DRIFT
CRUDE OIL
CANADA
*ICEBERGS
spellingShingle Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*SEA ICE
*ICE ISLANDS
TRACKING
CONTINENTAL SHELVES
DYES
SAND
DRILLING
HAZARDS
DRIFT
CRUDE OIL
CANADA
*ICEBERGS
Diehl,C. H. H.
Jones,G. H. S.
Iceberg Tracking off Labrador
topic_facet Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*SEA ICE
*ICE ISLANDS
TRACKING
CONTINENTAL SHELVES
DYES
SAND
DRILLING
HAZARDS
DRIFT
CRUDE OIL
CANADA
*ICEBERGS
description A group of four icebergs was marked in the Labrador area, by dropping dyed sand enclosed in thin cardboard containers from Argus and Tracker aircraft onto the icebergs. Each impact produced a small stained area, and there were several on each marked iceberg. These stains were sufficient to allow positive identification of the icebergs during a period of several days. (Author)
author2 DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT SUFFIELD RALSTON (ALBERTA)
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author Diehl,C. H. H.
Jones,G. H. S.
author_facet Diehl,C. H. H.
Jones,G. H. S.
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title Iceberg Tracking off Labrador
title_short Iceberg Tracking off Labrador
title_full Iceberg Tracking off Labrador
title_fullStr Iceberg Tracking off Labrador
title_full_unstemmed Iceberg Tracking off Labrador
title_sort iceberg tracking off labrador
publishDate 1971
url http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0730818
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genre Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
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permafrost
Sea ice
op_source DTIC AND NTIS
op_relation http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0730818
op_rights Availability: Pub. in Nature, v119 n5281 p189-190, 15 Jan 71. No copies furnished by DDC or NTIS.
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