RESULTS OF A SOVIET EXPERIMENT INVESTIGATING THE DRIFT AND DYNAMICS OF THE ARCTIC BASIN ICE COVER (Rezultaty Ekspeditsionnykh Issledovanii Dreifa i Dinamiki Ledyanogo Pokrova Articheskogo Basseina Vesnoi),
Abstract
The paper summarizes and reviews an experiment conducted in the Arctic Basin by Soviet scientists in spring 1961. The purpose of the experiment was to study the drift and dynamics of the ice cover. Observations were performed simultaneously at seven manned stations operating at different points in the Arctic Basin. The data obtained gives some insights into the behavior of pack ice under the influence of wind and water stress. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0706549
Entities
People
- A. V. Bushuev
- N. A. Volkov
- V. S. Loshchilov
- Z. M. Gudkovich
Organizations
- RAND Corporation