OCEANOGRAPHIC CRUISE SUMMARY EAST SIBERIAN SEA.

Data collected on this survey indicate three possible major sources of water moving into the East Siberian Sea. Wind appears to be the dominant factor on distribution of physical and chemical properties and current velocities. Currents were generally greater than .20m./sec. but varied from .30m./sec...

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Main Author: Wargelin, Richard M.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1967
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*ARCTIC OCEAN)
(*OCEAN CURRENTS
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
SALINITY
BATHYTHERMOGRAPH DATA
TEMPERATURE
ECHO RANGING
WIND
VELOCITY
OCEAN BOTTOM SAMPLING
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
PRESSURE
SHALLOW WATER
SIBERIA
TABLES(DATA)
OXYGEN
NITROGEN
PHOSPHATES
METALS
CORE SAMPLING
EAST SIBERIAN SEA
NANSEN BOTTLES
WAGB 282 VESSEL
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
East Siberian Sea
Siberia
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0817445
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0817445
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Summary:Data collected on this survey indicate three possible major sources of water moving into the East Siberian Sea. Wind appears to be the dominant factor on distribution of physical and chemical properties and current velocities. Currents were generally greater than .20m./sec. but varied from .30m./sec. at the surface to .10 m./sec. at the bottom. They set generally to the southwest corresponding to the predominant northeast winds observed during the survey. Anchored time-series oceanographic stations showed significant changes in temperature and salinity in the upper 10 meters over a 24-hour period. These data emphasize the lack of steady state conditions in the East Siberian Sea and the great changes in physical characteristics caused by changes in wind and climatic conditions. (Author)

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