Use of a Submarine in Ice-Covered Arctic Waters to Help Delimit the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf

"This White Paper describes the roles, value, and preparation requirements for a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine (SSN) to collect geophysical data, and especially multi-channel seismic reflection (MCS) data, in the Arctic Ocean that are necessary to delimit the U.S. extended continental shelf (ECS)...

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Main Author: U.S. Arctic Research Commission
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2007
Subjects:
Landscape and Nature - Water - Oceans and Seas
Landscape and Nature - Geography and Maps
Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Navy
arctic
Arctic Ocean
geophysical data
sea ice
submarines
Arctic
Sea ice
Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc949045/
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Summary:"This White Paper describes the roles, value, and preparation requirements for a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine (SSN) to collect geophysical data, and especially multi-channel seismic reflection (MCS) data, in the Arctic Ocean that are necessary to delimit the U.S. extended continental shelf (ECS)."

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