BIRDS EYE 1-69, 23 January-7 February 1969.
BIRDS EYE 1-69 was a regularly scheduled Arctic Ocean ice reconnaissance mission covering the North American sector of the Arctic Basin including peripheral seas east and west of Greenland and the Parry Channel in the Canadian Archipelago from 23 January to 7 February 1969. Ice observations were mad...
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ftdtic:AD0860410 2023-05-15T14:29:08+02:00 BIRDS EYE 1-69, 23 January-7 February 1969. Koester, R. W. Freeman, R. F. NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS 1969-05 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0860410 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0860410 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0860410 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Snow Ice and Permafrost (*AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE SEA ICE) (*SEA ICE ARCTIC OCEAN) DIURNAL VARIATIONS FREEZING MELTING CRACKS SEA WATER WEATHER FORECASTING BAFFIN ISLAND CANADA GREENLAND SEA ARCTIC REGIONS C-121 AIRCRAFT Text 1969 ftdtic 2016-02-19T06:05:38Z BIRDS EYE 1-69 was a regularly scheduled Arctic Ocean ice reconnaissance mission covering the North American sector of the Arctic Basin including peripheral seas east and west of Greenland and the Parry Channel in the Canadian Archipelago from 23 January to 7 February 1969. Ice observations were made under twilight or moonlight conditions. Excellent weather prevailed over the Arctic Basin and in the Canadian Archipelago. Weather conditions were extremely poor in other areas. Observations revealed a well-defined area of fractures and polynyas near the North Pole and a fracture zone at the mouth of Robeson Channel in the Lincoln Sea. In Parry Channel, fractures existed from Baffin Bay to Resolute; only three cracks were observed further westward to a point northwest of Banks Island. Extensive ice coverage observed on BIRDS EYE 8-68 (29 November - 16 December) continued to exist in the southern Greenland Sea. (Author) See also Report no. NOO-IR-69-36, AD-860 412. Text Arctic Basin Arctic Arctic Ocean Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Island Baffin Banks Island Canadian Archipelago Greenland Greenland Sea Ice Lincoln Sea North Pole Parry Channel permafrost Robeson channel Sea ice Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Arctic Arctic Ocean Baffin Bay Baffin Island Canada Greenland North Pole Parry ENVELOPE(-62.417,-62.417,-64.283,-64.283) Robeson Channel ENVELOPE(-61.473,-61.473,81.995,81.995) |
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Snow Ice and Permafrost (*AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE SEA ICE) (*SEA ICE ARCTIC OCEAN) DIURNAL VARIATIONS FREEZING MELTING CRACKS SEA WATER WEATHER FORECASTING BAFFIN ISLAND CANADA GREENLAND SEA ARCTIC REGIONS C-121 AIRCRAFT |
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Snow Ice and Permafrost (*AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE SEA ICE) (*SEA ICE ARCTIC OCEAN) DIURNAL VARIATIONS FREEZING MELTING CRACKS SEA WATER WEATHER FORECASTING BAFFIN ISLAND CANADA GREENLAND SEA ARCTIC REGIONS C-121 AIRCRAFT Koester, R. W. Freeman, R. F. BIRDS EYE 1-69, 23 January-7 February 1969. |
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Snow Ice and Permafrost (*AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE SEA ICE) (*SEA ICE ARCTIC OCEAN) DIURNAL VARIATIONS FREEZING MELTING CRACKS SEA WATER WEATHER FORECASTING BAFFIN ISLAND CANADA GREENLAND SEA ARCTIC REGIONS C-121 AIRCRAFT |
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BIRDS EYE 1-69 was a regularly scheduled Arctic Ocean ice reconnaissance mission covering the North American sector of the Arctic Basin including peripheral seas east and west of Greenland and the Parry Channel in the Canadian Archipelago from 23 January to 7 February 1969. Ice observations were made under twilight or moonlight conditions. Excellent weather prevailed over the Arctic Basin and in the Canadian Archipelago. Weather conditions were extremely poor in other areas. Observations revealed a well-defined area of fractures and polynyas near the North Pole and a fracture zone at the mouth of Robeson Channel in the Lincoln Sea. In Parry Channel, fractures existed from Baffin Bay to Resolute; only three cracks were observed further westward to a point northwest of Banks Island. Extensive ice coverage observed on BIRDS EYE 8-68 (29 November - 16 December) continued to exist in the southern Greenland Sea. (Author) See also Report no. NOO-IR-69-36, AD-860 412. |
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Koester, R. W. Freeman, R. F. |
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BIRDS EYE 1-69, 23 January-7 February 1969. |
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BIRDS EYE 1-69, 23 January-7 February 1969. |
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BIRDS EYE 1-69, 23 January-7 February 1969. |
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BIRDS EYE 1-69, 23 January-7 February 1969. |
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BIRDS EYE 1-69, 23 January-7 February 1969. |
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birds eye 1-69, 23 january-7 february 1969. |
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ENVELOPE(-62.417,-62.417,-64.283,-64.283) ENVELOPE(-61.473,-61.473,81.995,81.995) |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Baffin Bay Baffin Island Canada Greenland North Pole Parry Robeson Channel |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Baffin Bay Baffin Island Canada Greenland North Pole Parry Robeson Channel |
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Arctic Basin Arctic Arctic Ocean Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Island Baffin Banks Island Canadian Archipelago Greenland Greenland Sea Ice Lincoln Sea North Pole Parry Channel permafrost Robeson channel Sea ice |
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Arctic Basin Arctic Arctic Ocean Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Island Baffin Banks Island Canadian Archipelago Greenland Greenland Sea Ice Lincoln Sea North Pole Parry Channel permafrost Robeson channel Sea ice |
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