BIRDS EYE 3-71, 2-25 March 1971.

BIRDS EYE 3-71 was a regularly scheduled ice reconnaissance mission covering the North American sector of the Arctic Ocean and included Denmark Strait and Greenland Sea between 2 and 25 March 1971. An airborne laser profilometer system was used to obtain ice surface profiles. An infrared scanner and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Freeman,R. F.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE WASHINGTON D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
Meteorology
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
ARCTIC REGIONS
SEA ICE
ICE ISLANDS
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
FREEZING
MELTING
THICKNESS
LASERS
INFRARED SCANNING
OCEANOGRAPHIC SHIPS
FLIGHT PATHS
OBSERVATION AIRCRAFT
PATROL CRAFT
NAVIGATION CHARTS
GREENLAND SEA
ARCTIC OCEAN
DENMARK STRAIT
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Greenland
Edisto
Denmark Strait
Greenland Sea
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0735871
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Summary:BIRDS EYE 3-71 was a regularly scheduled ice reconnaissance mission covering the North American sector of the Arctic Ocean and included Denmark Strait and Greenland Sea between 2 and 25 March 1971. An airborne laser profilometer system was used to obtain ice surface profiles. An infrared scanner and aerial camera were used to assess ice conditions. Ice observations were made under daylight or twilight conditions. Data were collected at Camp 200 (Project AIDJEX) on 21 and 23 March. Coincidental USCGC EDISTO (WAGB-284) ice data collected in Denmark Strait are appended. (Author) See also AD-735 115.

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