LONG-RANGE ICE OUTLOOK EASTERN ARCTIC (1964)

Abstract

An analysis of oceanographic and climatic data for forecasting ice growth during the winter 1963-64 and the climatic outlook for the 1964 arctic shipping season are included. Results of a preliminary survey of sea-ice conditions in the the Labrador Sea, Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, and Baffin Bay are presented. A series of charts shows monthly prognostic sea-ice conditions from mid-May through mid-August 1964. Opening dates and harbor freezing information are included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0442309

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Baffin Bay
  • Baffin Island
  • Disintegration
  • Ice Formation
  • Islands
  • Labrador Sea
  • Open Water
  • Reconnaissance
  • Ridges
  • Sea Ice
  • Sea Level
  • Shipping
  • Snow Cover
  • Topography
  • Water
  • Waterways

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies