Birds Eye 5-70, 4-14 November 1970.

BIRDS EYE 5-70 was a regularly scheduled Arctic Ocean ice reconnaissance mission covering the North American sector of the Arctic Ocean including Baffin Bay and Davis Strait from 4 to 14 November 1970. An airborne laser profilometer system was used continuously over the Arctic Ocean to obtain ice su...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Freeman,R. F., Agee,H. J.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE WASHINGTON D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
Meteorology
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*ARCTIC REGIONS
*WEATHER FORECASTING
SEA ICE
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
ICE ISLANDS
FREEZING
MELTING
THICKNESS
METEOROLOGICAL RADAR
OBSERVATION AIRCRAFT
FLIGHT PATHS
LASERS
INFRARED EQUIPMENT
BAFFIN ISLAND
BAYS
ARCTIC OCEAN
STRAITS
BAFFIN BAY
BIRDS EYE PROJECT
DAVIS STRAIT
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Baffin Bay
Baffin Island
Baffin
Davis Strait
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0734157
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Summary:BIRDS EYE 5-70 was a regularly scheduled Arctic Ocean ice reconnaissance mission covering the North American sector of the Arctic Ocean including Baffin Bay and Davis Strait from 4 to 14 November 1970. An airborne laser profilometer system was used continuously over the Arctic Ocean to obtain ice surface profiles. Ice observations were collected under daylight conditions in low latitudes and in twilight or moonlight in high latitudes. (Author)

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