Observations of Ice Motion and Interior Flow Field During 1971 AIDJEX Pilot Study.

As part of the 1971 AIDJEX Pilot Study, a field program was conducted to study the interior flow field of the Arctic Ocean. The program was designed to determine (1) how accurately Arctic Ocean Currents can be estimated using geostrophic calculations; (2) the horizontal and vertical coherence of the...

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Main Authors: Newton,J. L., Coachman,L. K.
Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE DEPT OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*OCEAN CURRENTS
*SEA ICE
*ARCTIC OCEAN
TEMPERATURE
MOTION
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
FLOW FIELDS
DRIFT
Beufort Sea
AIDJEX project
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Beaufort Sea
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA005377
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Summary:As part of the 1971 AIDJEX Pilot Study, a field program was conducted to study the interior flow field of the Arctic Ocean. The program was designed to determine (1) how accurately Arctic Ocean Currents can be estimated using geostrophic calculations; (2) the horizontal and vertical coherence of the flow field; and (3) the relationship between the ice motion and the interior flow field. The experiment was located in the eastern Beaufort Sea during a two-week period 16 March to 2 April 1971.

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