BIRDS EYE 7-68, 1-17 November 1968.

BIRDS EYE 7-68 was a regularly scheduled Arctic Ocean ice reconnaissance mission covering the North American Sector of the Arctic Basin, including the Greenland Sea and Denmark Strait, from 1 to 17 November 1968. Ice observations contained in this report were made under either twilight or moonlight...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Agee, H. J.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Military Operations
Strategy and Tactics
(*AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
SEA ICE)
(*SEA ICE
ARCTIC OCEAN)
ICE ISLANDS
FREEZING
OBSERVATION AIRCRAFT
NAVIGATION CHARTS
NAVAL AIRCRAFT
FLIGHT PATHS
PREDICTIONS
DATA PROCESSING
MELTING
SEA WATER
GREENLAND SEA
STRAITS
DENMARK
DATA ACQUISITION
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Greenland
North Pole
Arctic Basin
Denmark Strait
Greenland Sea
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0859546
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0859546
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Summary:BIRDS EYE 7-68 was a regularly scheduled Arctic Ocean ice reconnaissance mission covering the North American Sector of the Arctic Basin, including the Greenland Sea and Denmark Strait, from 1 to 17 November 1968. Ice observations contained in this report were made under either twilight or moonlight conditions. Large fractures were observed in the vicinity of the North Pole. A well-defined lead was observed northwest of Ellsmere Island. Severe ice conditions observed on BIRDS EYE 3-68 (21 May - 10 June) continued to exist in the southern Greenland Sea. (Author)

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