LONG-RANGE ICE OUTLOOK, ANTARCTIC (1967-68).

An outlook of expected sea ice conditions in the Ross Sea and McMurdo Sound regions of Antarctica is presented for the period mid-November 1967 through mid-January 1968. Oceanographic and climatic data for these areas were analyzed in terms of sea ice growth during the past austral winter. These ana...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Potocsky, Gabriel J., Kniskern, Franklin E.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1967
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
(*SEA ICE
ANTARCTIC REGIONS)
DISTRIBUTION
ROUGHNESS
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
WEATHER FORECASTING
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
WIND
THICKNESS
PERIODIC VARIATIONS
SEA WATER
MELTING
FREEZING
ICEBREAKERS
POLAR REGIONS
MAPS
DEEP FREEZE OPERATION
MCMURDO SOUND
ROSS SEA
Antarctic
Austral
McMurdo Sound
Ross Sea
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0826170
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0826170
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Summary:An outlook of expected sea ice conditions in the Ross Sea and McMurdo Sound regions of Antarctica is presented for the period mid-November 1967 through mid-January 1968. Oceanographic and climatic data for these areas were analyzed in terms of sea ice growth during the past austral winter. These analyses, combined with observed ice conditions for the period 2 through 12 October 1967 and a comprehensive study of historical ice and climatic information, formed the basis for the 1967-68 Ice Outlook. Although temperatures have been near normal throughout the ice growth season, the ice drift indicates a heavier-than-normal compaction of ice in the Ross Sea west of 170E. In terms of the 1966-67 season, ice conditions are expected to be slightly heavier in the Ross Sea and McMurdo Sound. (Author)

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