OCEANOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS IN THE KARA AND EASTERN BARENTS SEAS,

Abstract

In 1967 an effort was made by USCGC EASTWIND (WAGB 279), CAPT William M. Benkert, Commanding, in company with USCGC EDISTO (WAGB 284) to conduct scientific investigations while circumnavigating the Arctic Ocean. This cruise was aborted when heavy ice blocked passage to the north of Severnaya Zemlya and the Soviet Union refused innocent passage through the Vilkitskiiy Straits. As an alternative the 1967 survey of the Kara-Barents Seas, described in this paper, was conducted. A total of 125 hydrographic stations were occupied from 31 August to 22 September 1967. In addition to Nansen casts conducted at all stations, bottom samples were obtained at 27 stations and surface plankton tows at 11. Preliminary results show extensive surface cooling taking place in the Barents Sea and a water mass structure unlike those previously reported in the Kara Sea. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0695438

Entities

People

  • Andrew W. Garcia

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Barents Sea
  • Bodies Of Water
  • Kara Sea
  • Landforms
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Ussr
  • Water Masses

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Oceanography.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies