Oceanography of the Grand Banks Region of Newfoundland March 1971 - December 1972.

• Main Authors: Scobie,Robert W, Schultz,Richard H
• Other Authors: COAST GUARD WASHINGTON D C OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1976
• Subjects: Meteorology; Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA; *NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; *SEA ICE; *ICEBERGS; TEMPERATURE; OCEAN WAVES; OCEAN CURRENTS; PATROLLING; WIND; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DRIFT; BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; SALINITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEA WATER; MARINE METEOROLOGY; OCEAN BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING; BATHYTHERMOGRAPH DATA; COAST GUARD SHIPS; *Grand banks; Icelandic low; Ice; Newfoundland; North Atlantic; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA035402; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA035402

Results of oceanographic surveys off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland from April through June 1972 in support of International Ice Patrol and twelve occupations of Standard Sections A1-A4 are discussed. Analysis includes vertical temperature and salinity profiles for each section as well as dynamic-topographic charts for each Ice Patrol survey. Normal dynamic topography charts of the Grand Banks region are updated. Results are similar to those obtained by Soule (1964 -- AD 605 320). Finally there is a discussion of the oceanographic and meteorological conditions which caused more icebergs to drift south of 48 deg N in 1972 than in any previous year in Ice Patrol history. These conditions include iceberg supply, wind, currents, waves/sea ice, sea temperatures, air temperatures, and precipitation. It is concluded that the single most important factor effecting these conditions is the location and intensity of the Icelandic low.