Report on the Oceanographic Program at Point Barrow, Alaska February - March 1949

Near the end of January 1949, William G. Metcalf and John F. Holmes of Woods Hole departed for a two months' study in Alaska, at the end of which they were relieved by a team of oceanographers from N.E.L. This first pair of oceanographers at Pt. Barrow considered their main job to be threefold:...

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Main Authors: Metcalf,William G, Holmes,John F
Other Authors: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MASS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1949
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*SEA ICE
ALASKA
LABORATORIES
COLD WEATHER TESTS
ARCTIC OCEAN
OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
Point Barrow
WUNR083004
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Barrow
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA068762
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA068762
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Summary:Near the end of January 1949, William G. Metcalf and John F. Holmes of Woods Hole departed for a two months' study in Alaska, at the end of which they were relieved by a team of oceanographers from N.E.L. This first pair of oceanographers at Pt. Barrow considered their main job to be threefold: (a) to investigate the facilities for carrying out oceanographic research at and from Pt. Barrow with a view towards establishing a long range program, (b) to test standard oceanographic equipment and suggest modifications for more efficient arctic work, and (c) to carry out such oceanographic studies, especially of sea ice, that might be possible.

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