The Oceanographic Cruise of the USCGC BURTON ISLAND to the Marginal Sea-Ice Zone of the Chukchi Sea - MIZPAC 77.

• Main Authors: Paquette,Robert G, Bourke,Robert H
• Other Authors: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1978
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *SEA WATER; *SEA ICE; DATA PROCESSING; DENSITY; TEMPERATURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA; SALINITY; SUMMER; CHUKCHI SEA; OCEANOGRAPHIC SHIPS; Marginal sea ice zones; MIZPAC 77 project; WU9024909; PE62759N; LPN-N66001-76-PO-00610; LPN-N66001-78-PO-00002; Burton; Burton Island; Chukchi Sea; Chukchi; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA053556; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA053556

This report presents the data and briefly describes the oceanographic results of a cruise to the marginal sea-ice zone of the Chukchi Sea during the period 24 July to 6 August 1977. The distribution and intensity classification of temperature finestructure is described. Plots of temperature, salinit...