Oceanographic Cruise Summary Ross Sea, Antarctica

The Naval Oceanographic Office conducted an oceanographic survey in the Ross Sea from 25 February to 1 March 1969. Temperature and salinity data were obtained at the annual ice prediction stations along the shipping route to McMurdo and Hallett Stations, Antarctica. Twenty-three stations were taken....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bourkland, Martin T.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
POLAR REGIONS
TEMPERATURE
SALINITY
HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING
SEA ICE
PERIODIC VARIATIONS
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
BATHYTHERMOGRAPH DATA
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
MARINE TRANSPORTATION
WEATHER FORECASTING
AGB 283 VESSEL
HALLET STATION
MCMURDO STATION
ROSS SEA
Antarctic
Ross Sea
McMurdo Station
Hallett
Hallet
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0861070
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0861070
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Summary:The Naval Oceanographic Office conducted an oceanographic survey in the Ross Sea from 25 February to 1 March 1969. Temperature and salinity data were obtained at the annual ice prediction stations along the shipping route to McMurdo and Hallett Stations, Antarctica. Twenty-three stations were taken. A comparison of 1969 data with data from 1967 and 1968 showed that each 1969 station exhibited approximately the same water structure as in the preceding 2 years, but temperatures were generally colder. Salinities at most stations were slightly lower than in the previous years. Those stations that showed higher salinities were ones at which new ice had already formed or was in the process of forming.

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