Report of the International Ice Patrol Service in the North Atlantic Ocean (Season of 1962)

The bulletin is No. 48 in the series of annual reports on the International Ice Patrol Service in the North Atlantic Ocean and covers the season of 1962. It is divided into two parts. The first is a report of the observation operations which extended from 6 March to 22 June 1962. Ship, aircraft and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bullard,R. P., Corwin,Nathaniel, Driggers,V. W., Franceschetti,Alfred P., Lenczyk,R. E.
Other Authors: COAST GUARD WASHINGTON D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1962
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*Ice reporting
*Oceanographic data
*North Atlantic Ocean
Aerial reconnaissance
Ice islands
Icebergs
Sea ice
Coast Guard
Patrol craft
Ocean currents
Tables(Data)
Temperature
Salinity
Depth
International ice patrol 1962
Labrador Sea
Baffin Bay
Nutrients
Baffin
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0777951
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0777951
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Summary:The bulletin is No. 48 in the series of annual reports on the International Ice Patrol Service in the North Atlantic Ocean and covers the season of 1962. It is divided into two parts. The first is a report of the observation operations which extended from 6 March to 22 June 1962. Ship, aircraft and communication activities are described and special sections deal with observed monthly ice conditions and statistics on ice and sea temperature reports for 1962. The second part comprises a preliminary presentation of the oceanographic data collected during 1963. Included are charts of dynamic topography of the sea surface (ocean current maps), tables of oceanographic data, and a brief discussion of the results of each of the seasons oceanographic surveys. (Author) See also AD-777 950 and AD-777 952.

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