OCEANOGRAPHIC CRUISE SUMMARY, WESTERN GREENLAND SEA, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1965
Abstract
This informal report is a summary of an oceanographic survey in the western Greenland Sea during August and September 1965. Scientists from NAVOCEANO, University of Washington, and University of Massachusetts collected physical, chemical, geological, and biological data from aboard USS EDISTO (AGB 2). An effort was made to delineate the Polar Front by collecting oceanographic information across the East Greenland Current at several locations. By using the maximum temperature gradient as a guide, the Polar Front was found to closely follow the edge of the Greenland continental shelf. The Polar Front was well defined north of 75 degrees North latitude. South of this latitude, the temperature gradient existed at a shallower depth and the Polar Front decreased in definition.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0671058
Entities
People
- Martin T. Bourkland