Aircraft Measurements in the Norwegian and Iceland Seas during 'Chair Helix', October 1987

This report discusses the experimental design, data collection and processing, and some preliminary results from 'Chair Helix,' the Second Tactical Oceanography Project Prediction Experiment in the Norwegian and Iceland Seas. Detailed charts of the survey positions are presented, as well a...

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Main Author: Boyd, Janice D.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1988
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Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA201057
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Summary:This report discusses the experimental design, data collection and processing, and some preliminary results from 'Chair Helix,' the Second Tactical Oceanography Project Prediction Experiment in the Norwegian and Iceland Seas. Detailed charts of the survey positions are presented, as well as plots of all of the profiles. A more complete presentation of the descriptive findings from the experiment is given in the companion NORDA Technical Note: Environmental Conditions in the Norwegian and Iceland Seas During 'Chair Helix,' October 1987 by J. Boyd. Keywords; Bathythermograph data; AN/SSQ- 36; Bathythermographs; Physical oceanography; Norwegian Sea; Oceanographic fronts; Polar regions.