BIRDS EYE 2-71, 3-15 February 1971.

BIRDS EYE 2-71 was a regularly scheduled Arctic Ocean ice reconnaissance mission covering areas east and west of Greeland between 3 and 15 February 1971. Ice observations were taken under daylight, twilight, or moonlight conditions. Poor weather and/or illumination restricted visibility to 4 km or l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Monroe,M. R., Freeman,R. F.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE WASHINGTON D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
Meteorology
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*ARCTIC OCEAN
*WEATHER FORECASTING
SEA ICE
ICE ISLANDS
FREEZING
MELTING
THICKNESS
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
CRACKS
DIURNAL VARIATIONS
FLIGHT PATHS
OBSERVATION AIRCRAFT
ELECTRONIC AIRCRAFT
METEOROLOGICAL RADAR
GREENLAND
ARCTIC REGIONS
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Greenland
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0735115
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0735115
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Summary:BIRDS EYE 2-71 was a regularly scheduled Arctic Ocean ice reconnaissance mission covering areas east and west of Greeland between 3 and 15 February 1971. Ice observations were taken under daylight, twilight, or moonlight conditions. Poor weather and/or illumination restricted visibility to 4 km or less over 50 percent of the tracks. (Author) See also report dated Oct 71, AD-732 922.

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