OCEANOGRAPHIC CRUISE SUMMARY ROSS SEA, ANTARCTICA

Oceanographic survey was performed in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, from 25 January to 8 March 1967 aboard GLACIER and STATEN ISLAND. Oceanographic stations were occupied in the central part of the sea to complement previous work done by NAVOCEANO in the investigation of Circumpolar Water intrusion into...

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Main Author: Car, Martial
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1967
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*OCEAN CURRENTS
TEMPERATURE
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
MARINE GEOLOGY
SALINITY
OCEAN BOTTOM SAMPLING
SEA WATER
BATHYTHERMOGRAPH DATA
BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
OCEANOGRAPHY
BIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES
OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
OCEANOGRAPHIC SHIPS
ROSS SEA
Antarctic
Ross Sea
Victoria Land
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0824886
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0824886
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Summary:Oceanographic survey was performed in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, from 25 January to 8 March 1967 aboard GLACIER and STATEN ISLAND. Oceanographic stations were occupied in the central part of the sea to complement previous work done by NAVOCEANO in the investigation of Circumpolar Water intrusion into the Ross Sea and at the annual ice forecasting station locations. Current meter arrays were moored at two locations for direct current readings, and a special bathymetric survey was conducted along the Victoria Land coast. Preliminary analysis of oceanographic station data indicates that the main intrusion of Circumpolar Water enters the Ross Sea at about 174W longitude and that bottom topography is an influencing factor in deflecting this water southward into the Ross Sea.

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