Arctic Scuba Diving, 1958. Part I. Observations on the Alaskan Arctic Shelf and Under Ice in the Polar Sea. Part II. Notes on the Arctic Diving Operation.

A total of thirty dives were made in the Arctic Ocean and Chukchi Sea: twenty-eight to bottom on the shelf between Point Barrow and the Bering Straits, and two in and around ice floes in the Arctic Ocean. The sea floor was examined and photographed, bottom-sediment and biological samples were collec...

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Main Authors: Shumway,George, Beagles,J. A.
Other Authors: NAVY ELECTRONICS LAB SAN DIEGO CALIF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1959
Subjects:
Stress Physiology
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
(*OCEAN BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY
ARCTIC OCEAN)
(*DIVING
SCUBA DIVERS
MARINE BIOLOGY
SEDIMENTATION
SEA ICE
OCEAN BOTTOM SAMPLING
VISIBILITY
OCEAN CURRENTS
CHUKCHI SEA
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Chukchi Sea
Chukchi
Point Barrow
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0739725
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Summary:A total of thirty dives were made in the Arctic Ocean and Chukchi Sea: twenty-eight to bottom on the shelf between Point Barrow and the Bering Straits, and two in and around ice floes in the Arctic Ocean. The sea floor was examined and photographed, bottom-sediment and biological samples were collected, visibility was noted, and water currents on the bottom were measured. Wearing foam Neoprene wet suits 1/4 inch thick, SCUBA divers performed nearly as easily as divers in warmer waters. (Author)

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