Prevailing Wind Directions in the Arctic Ocean

Prevailing monthly and seasonal surface wind directions were obtained from (1) weather records for 21 coastal stations around the Arctic Ocean and (2) a series of U.S. Navy wind charts for 15 to 20 locations in the arctic marginal seas and the ocean's interior. This information was combined and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bilello, Michael A
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
Meteorology
*ARCTIC OCEAN
*WIND
ARCTIC REGIONS
COASTAL REGIONS
METEOROLOGICAL CHARTS
METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
PERIODIC VARIATIONS
POLAR REGIONS
SURFACES
WEATHER STATIONS
*WIND DIRECTION
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0761074
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0761074
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Summary:Prevailing monthly and seasonal surface wind directions were obtained from (1) weather records for 21 coastal stations around the Arctic Ocean and (2) a series of U.S. Navy wind charts for 15 to 20 locations in the arctic marginal seas and the ocean's interior. This information was combined and analyzed to develop 2 charts which depict the surface flow of air in these areas during the mid-summer and mid-winter months. Since the ice floe stations used in the offshore wind analysis are not permanently located, the Arctic Ocean was selectively divided into 6 zones. Three of these zones separate Polar regions north of 84 degrees latitude, and 3 other zones each separate the seas bordering the north coasts of Europe, Siberian Russia and North America.

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