BIRDS EYE 6-69, 5-17 September 1969.
BIRDS EYE 6-69 was a regularly scheduled Arctic Ocean ice reconnaissance mission covering the Canadian Archipelago, Baffin Bay, and the area west of Banks Island from 5 to 17 September 1969. Ice observations contained in this report were made under daylight conditions. Weather conditions were excell...
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ftdtic:AD0871777 2023-05-15T14:57:55+02:00 BIRDS EYE 6-69, 5-17 September 1969. Freeman, R. F. Rankin, R. D. NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS 1970-03 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0871777 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0871777 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0871777 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Snow Ice and Permafrost (*AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE SEA ICE) (*SEA ICE ARCTIC REGIONS) FREEZING WEATHER FORECASTING MELTING ICE ISLANDS THICKNESS ICEBREAKERS METEOROLOGICAL CHARTS BAFFIN ISLAND BAFFIN BAY BANKS ISLAND *BIRDS EYE PROJECT CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO Text 1970 ftdtic 2016-02-19T06:19:08Z BIRDS EYE 6-69 was a regularly scheduled Arctic Ocean ice reconnaissance mission covering the Canadian Archipelago, Baffin Bay, and the area west of Banks Island from 5 to 17 September 1969. Ice observations contained in this report were made under daylight conditions. Weather conditions were excellent west of Banks Island and throughout Parry Channel; conditions elsewhere varied from poor to good. Remnant ice in Baffin Bay exceeded extreme conditions depicted in H.O. Publication 705 (Oceanographic Atlas of the Polar Seas). Parry Channel was ice free from Baffin Bay to near Resolute; however, icebergs existed in eastern Lancaster Sound. Seven to eight oktas of heavily puddled ice existed in Viscount Melville Sound and M'Clure Strait with some refreezing. Lesser conccentrations occurred within 30 nautical miles of Prince of Wales Strait. Shelf ice fragments were sighted within the pack ice. The icebreaking tanker SS Manhattan was located near 74 deg 36 min N, 104 deg 30 min W. Ice data from special flights made in April and May are included. Ice data obtained in the Canadian Archipelago and Polar Basin areas during April and May 1969 are also included. (Author) Text Arctic Arctic Ocean Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Island Baffin Banks Island Canadian Archipelago Ice Iceberg* Lancaster Sound M'Clure Strait Parry Channel permafrost Prince of Wales Strait Sea ice Viscount Melville Sound Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Arctic Arctic Ocean Baffin Bay Baffin Island Lancaster Sound ENVELOPE(-83.999,-83.999,74.218,74.218) Parry ENVELOPE(-62.417,-62.417,-64.283,-64.283) Melville Sound ENVELOPE(-107.002,-107.002,68.168,68.168) Viscount Melville Sound ENVELOPE(-109.836,-109.836,74.046,74.046) M'Clure Strait ENVELOPE(-115.999,-115.999,74.498,74.498) Prince of Wales Strait ENVELOPE(-118.324,-118.324,72.706,72.706) |
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Snow Ice and Permafrost (*AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE SEA ICE) (*SEA ICE ARCTIC REGIONS) FREEZING WEATHER FORECASTING MELTING ICE ISLANDS THICKNESS ICEBREAKERS METEOROLOGICAL CHARTS BAFFIN ISLAND BAFFIN BAY BANKS ISLAND *BIRDS EYE PROJECT CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO |
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Snow Ice and Permafrost (*AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE SEA ICE) (*SEA ICE ARCTIC REGIONS) FREEZING WEATHER FORECASTING MELTING ICE ISLANDS THICKNESS ICEBREAKERS METEOROLOGICAL CHARTS BAFFIN ISLAND BAFFIN BAY BANKS ISLAND *BIRDS EYE PROJECT CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO Freeman, R. F. Rankin, R. D. BIRDS EYE 6-69, 5-17 September 1969. |
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Snow Ice and Permafrost (*AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE SEA ICE) (*SEA ICE ARCTIC REGIONS) FREEZING WEATHER FORECASTING MELTING ICE ISLANDS THICKNESS ICEBREAKERS METEOROLOGICAL CHARTS BAFFIN ISLAND BAFFIN BAY BANKS ISLAND *BIRDS EYE PROJECT CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO |
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BIRDS EYE 6-69 was a regularly scheduled Arctic Ocean ice reconnaissance mission covering the Canadian Archipelago, Baffin Bay, and the area west of Banks Island from 5 to 17 September 1969. Ice observations contained in this report were made under daylight conditions. Weather conditions were excellent west of Banks Island and throughout Parry Channel; conditions elsewhere varied from poor to good. Remnant ice in Baffin Bay exceeded extreme conditions depicted in H.O. Publication 705 (Oceanographic Atlas of the Polar Seas). Parry Channel was ice free from Baffin Bay to near Resolute; however, icebergs existed in eastern Lancaster Sound. Seven to eight oktas of heavily puddled ice existed in Viscount Melville Sound and M'Clure Strait with some refreezing. Lesser conccentrations occurred within 30 nautical miles of Prince of Wales Strait. Shelf ice fragments were sighted within the pack ice. The icebreaking tanker SS Manhattan was located near 74 deg 36 min N, 104 deg 30 min W. Ice data from special flights made in April and May are included. Ice data obtained in the Canadian Archipelago and Polar Basin areas during April and May 1969 are also included. (Author) |
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Freeman, R. F. Rankin, R. D. |
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Freeman, R. F. Rankin, R. D. |
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BIRDS EYE 6-69, 5-17 September 1969. |
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BIRDS EYE 6-69, 5-17 September 1969. |
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BIRDS EYE 6-69, 5-17 September 1969. |
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BIRDS EYE 6-69, 5-17 September 1969. |
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BIRDS EYE 6-69, 5-17 September 1969. |
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birds eye 6-69, 5-17 september 1969. |
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1970 |
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ENVELOPE(-83.999,-83.999,74.218,74.218) ENVELOPE(-62.417,-62.417,-64.283,-64.283) ENVELOPE(-107.002,-107.002,68.168,68.168) ENVELOPE(-109.836,-109.836,74.046,74.046) ENVELOPE(-115.999,-115.999,74.498,74.498) ENVELOPE(-118.324,-118.324,72.706,72.706) |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Baffin Bay Baffin Island Lancaster Sound Parry Melville Sound Viscount Melville Sound M'Clure Strait Prince of Wales Strait |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Baffin Bay Baffin Island Lancaster Sound Parry Melville Sound Viscount Melville Sound M'Clure Strait Prince of Wales Strait |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Island Baffin Banks Island Canadian Archipelago Ice Iceberg* Lancaster Sound M'Clure Strait Parry Channel permafrost Prince of Wales Strait Sea ice Viscount Melville Sound |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Island Baffin Banks Island Canadian Archipelago Ice Iceberg* Lancaster Sound M'Clure Strait Parry Channel permafrost Prince of Wales Strait Sea ice Viscount Melville Sound |
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