IS IT POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE ICE COVER OF THE NORTHERN ARCTIC OCEAN,

Abstract

The feasibility of a plan for the removal of the ice cover of the northern Arctic Ocean is discussed. The plan involves the construction of a dam across the Bering Straits and transferring 150,000 cubic km/year of water from the northern Arctic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean and an inflow of the Atlantic Ocean into the northern Arctic Ocean.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0611038

Entities

People

  • L. G. Toporkov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Bodies Of Water
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Riverine Ecology