Sea-Ice Conditions in the Norwegian, Barents, and White Seas

An investigation of the possible effects of climatic change on the military posture of the United States and the Soviet Union is presented. The problem is to estimate worsening sea-ice conditions in the Norwegian, Barents, and White seas in the event of a climatic cooling during the next few decades...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Batten, E S
Other Authors: RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*BARENTS SEA
*NORWEGIAN SEA
*SEA ICE
*WHITE SEA
ARCTIC REGIONS
CLIMATE
ICE FORMATION
MILITARY APPLICATIONS
MILITARY GEOGRAPHY
NAVIGATIONAL AIDS
PACK ICE
POLICIES
USSR
Ice thickness
Arctic
Barents Sea
Norwegian Sea
White Sea
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA030362
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA030362
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Summary:An investigation of the possible effects of climatic change on the military posture of the United States and the Soviet Union is presented. The problem is to estimate worsening sea-ice conditions in the Norwegian, Barents, and White seas in the event of a climatic cooling during the next few decades. Future climatic conditions assumed for this study approximate the severe winters experienced during the Little Ice Age from the Mid-1400s to the mid-1800s. A period of cooling in the polar regions implies a worsening of sea-ice conditions in the Arctic seas producing increased hazards to navigation. The author concludes that for a climatic state similar to the Little Ice Age, the Norwegian and Barents seas would remain open to navigation. Within the White Sea, however, under extreme conditions the duration of the ice season would lengthen to about 8 months, with maximum ice thickness reaching 70 in.

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