OCEANOGRAPHIC CRUISE SUMMARY, BAFFIN BAY-DAVIS STRAIT-LABRADOR SEA, SUMMER 1967

Abstract

A two-phase operation was conducted in the Baffin Bay area during the summer of 1967. The first phase was a bottom sediment survey using the USCGC SOUTHWIND. The primary objective of this phase was to obtain an extensive suite of bottom samples and bottom sediment sound velocities. The second phase was an oceanographic survey using the USCGC EDISTO. Ice potential stations were occupied in support of NAVOCEANO's East Arctic Ice Forecast Program. Additional Nansen cast stations were taken to assist the U.S. Coast Guard in their continual monitoring of the Labrador Current. A comparison of the temperature and salinity data obtained on the EDISTO survey with data obtained on a similar cruise by CCGC LABRADOR in 1966 indicated that freezing should have begun earlier in 1967 than in 1966.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0671184

Entities

People

  • Joseph H. Kravitz
  • Louis A. Codispoti

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Baffin Bay
  • Coast Guard
  • Freezing
  • Labrador Current
  • Labrador Sea
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Geology
  • Measurement
  • Newfoundland (Province)
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Salinity
  • Sea Water
  • Security
  • Sediments

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies