Coherent Delineation of Climatic Changes over the North Pacific Ocean. Ice in the Southern Okhotsk Sea
Abstract
An analysis was made of the decadal ice conditions in the Southern Okhotsk Sea as observed along the coast of northern Hokkaido, in relation to the strength of the northeasterly winds over the Kamchatka Penninsula, the Okhotsk Sea, and adjacent areas the last 50 years 1921-1970. The results were then compared to the ice conditions off Iceland (Greenland Sea) and also the frequency of icebergs off Newfoundland. It is found that the severity of the ice conditions in the southern Okhotsk Sea are related to the strength of the northeasterly winds in winter, the decade with the lightest ice conditions (1931-40) being associated with weaker northeasterlies, and the decade with the heaviest ice conditions (1941-50) with stronger northeasterlies than in the other decades of the period.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0776080
Entities
People
- E. N. Sabbagh
- Irving I. Schell