Oceanographic Measurements in the Chukchi Sea, April-August 1977.

• Main Authors: Garrison,G R, Welch,M L, Shaw,J T
• Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE APPLIED PHYSICS LAB
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1979
• Subjects: Meteorology; Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; *OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA; *CHUKCHI SEA; MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE; OCEAN CURRENTS; DEPTH; VARIATIONS; OXYGEN; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SALINITY; SEA ICE; Ice stations; APLIS Ice Camp; PE62759N; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Barrow Canyon; Chukchi Sea; Chukchi; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA088841; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA088841

Oceanographic measurements were made in the Chuchi Sea along the Alaskan coast and at an ice camp in the shore-fast ice northeast of Barrow to study the water exchange along the coast and the influence of the Barrow Canyon. Phenomena discussed include solar warming in the shallows, the drainage of high-salinity water through the Barrow Canyon into the Arctic Ocean, and the counterflow of warmer water from the temperature-maximum layer of the ocean onto the shelf. (Author) Includes revision, dated Oct 83.