Report of the International Ice Patrol Service in the North Atlantic Ocean - Season of 1968

The bulletin is No. 54 in a series of annual reports on the International Ice Observation and Ice Patrol Services. The authority for the mission, forces assigned, and method of operation of the International Ice Patrol during the 1968 season are described. Aerial ice observations and communication s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murray,J. E.
Other Authors: COAST GUARD WASHINGTON D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*Ice reporting
*North Atlantic Ocean
*Sea ice
Oceanographic data
Aerial reconnaissance
Icebergs
Pack ice
Statistical data
Thickness
Ice
Weather forecasting
Communication and radio systems
Newfoundland(Province)
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0774505
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0774505
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Summary:The bulletin is No. 54 in a series of annual reports on the International Ice Observation and Ice Patrol Services. The authority for the mission, forces assigned, and method of operation of the International Ice Patrol during the 1968 season are described. Aerial ice observations and communication statistics are presented. All ships reporting ice and weather to the International Ice Patrol in 1968 are tabulated. Figures illustrating ice conditions for the Grand Banks are included. The number of icebergs sighted and the duration and extension of the pack ice to the south and east of Newfoundland are discussed. (Author) See also AD-774 504.

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