On the question of accumulation of ice-melt water south of the ice in the Chukchi Sea.

The processes controlling the distribution of melt water from the retreating ice edge in summer in the Chukchi Sea were examined in order to provide evidence of the flow regime. Current and salinity data from the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) files and from four MIZPAC cruises were utili...

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Main Author:	Handlers, Robert Glenn
Other Authors:	Paquette, R.G., Bourke, R.H., Naval Postgraduate School, Oceanography
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	1977
Subjects:	Marginal Sea-Ice Zone Arctic Ocean Chukchi Sea MIZPAC Ice Currents Physical Oceanography Circulation Ice Melt Oceanography Arctic Chukchi Sea ice
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10945/18223

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spelling	ftnavalpschool:oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/18223 2024-06-09T07:44:11+00:00 On the question of accumulation of ice-melt water south of the ice in the Chukchi Sea. Handlers, Robert Glenn Paquette, R.G. Bourke, R.H. Naval Postgraduate School Oceanography 1977 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10945/18223 en_US eng https://hdl.handle.net/10945/18223 This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. Marginal Sea-Ice Zone Arctic Ocean Chukchi Sea MIZPAC Ice Currents Physical Oceanography Circulation Ice Melt Oceanography Thesis 1977 ftnavalpschool 2024-05-15T01:02:41Z The processes controlling the distribution of melt water from the retreating ice edge in summer in the Chukchi Sea were examined in order to provide evidence of the flow regime. Current and salinity data from the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) files and from four MIZPAC cruises were utilized in this work. An increase in melt-water content towards the ice in the approximately 30 km wide icemelt zone as well as an abrupt salinity decrease were observed. This effect was presumed to be due to scattering of ice from a diffuse ice margin accompanied by melting. North of the ice edge the fresh-water content was greater 2 than that of southerly water by an amount (150-200 gm/cm ) equivalent to the thickness of the ice cover. These findings together with an independent comparison of transport times and ice satellite data produce good evidence that the current flows faster than the ice retreats during summer in the eastern half of the Chukchi Sea. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Lieutenant, United States Navy http://archive.org/details/onquestionofccum1094518223 Thesis Arctic Arctic Ocean Chukchi Chukchi Sea Sea ice Naval Postgraduate School: Calhoun Arctic Arctic Ocean Chukchi Sea
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topic_facet	Marginal Sea-Ice Zone Arctic Ocean Chukchi Sea MIZPAC Ice Currents Physical Oceanography Circulation Ice Melt Oceanography
description	The processes controlling the distribution of melt water from the retreating ice edge in summer in the Chukchi Sea were examined in order to provide evidence of the flow regime. Current and salinity data from the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) files and from four MIZPAC cruises were utilized in this work. An increase in melt-water content towards the ice in the approximately 30 km wide icemelt zone as well as an abrupt salinity decrease were observed. This effect was presumed to be due to scattering of ice from a diffuse ice margin accompanied by melting. North of the ice edge the fresh-water content was greater 2 than that of southerly water by an amount (150-200 gm/cm ) equivalent to the thickness of the ice cover. These findings together with an independent comparison of transport times and ice satellite data produce good evidence that the current flows faster than the ice retreats during summer in the eastern half of the Chukchi Sea. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Lieutenant, United States Navy http://archive.org/details/onquestionofccum1094518223
author2	Paquette, R.G. Bourke, R.H. Naval Postgraduate School Oceanography
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title	On the question of accumulation of ice-melt water south of the ice in the Chukchi Sea.
title_short	On the question of accumulation of ice-melt water south of the ice in the Chukchi Sea.
title_full	On the question of accumulation of ice-melt water south of the ice in the Chukchi Sea.
title_fullStr	On the question of accumulation of ice-melt water south of the ice in the Chukchi Sea.
title_full_unstemmed	On the question of accumulation of ice-melt water south of the ice in the Chukchi Sea.
title_sort	on the question of accumulation of ice-melt water south of the ice in the chukchi sea.
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On the question of accumulation of ice-melt water south of the ice in the Chukchi Sea.

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