Birds Eye 2-68, 1-12 April 1968.

Birds Eye 2-68 was a scheduled Arctic Ocean ice reconnaissance mission for testing and evaluating airborne remote sensors. The survey area was part of the Arctic Ocean between Point Barrow and 79N. Ice observations were made under daylight conditions with 100 percent effectiveness. Remote sensors in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zuehls, R. O.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1968
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Optical Detection and Detectors
Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment
*SEA ICE
ARCTIC OCEAN
DETECTORS
AIRBORNE
REMOTE CONTROL
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
FREEZING
DISTRIBUTION
MELTING
OBSERVATION AIRCRAFT
PLOTTING BOARDS
RADAR NAVIGATION
ALTIMETERS
LASERS
FLIGHT PATHS
NAVIGATION CHARTS
SIDE LOOKING RADAR
BIRDS EYE 2 PROJECT
C-121 AIRCRAFT
EC-121K AIRCRAFT
NC-121K AIRCRAFT
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Ice
permafrost
Point Barrow
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0846276
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0846276
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Summary:Birds Eye 2-68 was a scheduled Arctic Ocean ice reconnaissance mission for testing and evaluating airborne remote sensors. The survey area was part of the Arctic Ocean between Point Barrow and 79N. Ice observations were made under daylight conditions with 100 percent effectiveness. Remote sensors included a Naval Research Laboratory multi-frequency side-looking radar (FPO-16) and a Spectra-Physics airborne laser altimeter (Geodolite 3A). Wave profiles were made over and near the Columbia River Bar with the laser. Alaskan land surface profiles were also made by laser for the Army Map Service. Ice consisted of very close pack with 30 to 40 percent young ice south of 7120N and very close multi-year and second-year pack ice north of 7120N. Many medium and large northwest-southeast oriented features were observed. (Author)

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