ANTARCTIC ICE OBSERVING AND FORECASTING PROGRAM--1965.

Abstract

The ice program conducted by the Naval Oceanographic Office principally in support of DEEP FREEZE 66 Antarctic operations is presented in this report. Methods of data collection and dissemination, ice forecasting, and various allied ice projects are discussed. A summary of ice conditions in the Ross Sea and McMurdo Sound is given graphically for the period October through December 1965. Ice concentrations were near normal during the DEEP FREEZE 66 operation but were somewhat heavier than those experienced during DEEP FREEZE 65, especially during the first half of the season. Rapid disintegration of the ice during late November resulted in nearly ice free conditions in the Ross Sea by mid-December. McMurdo Sound remained congested until mid-January because of persistent northerly winds which prevented the ice from drifting northward into warmer waters. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0814009

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antarctic Regions
  • Cold Regions
  • Collaborative Techniques
  • Delphi Method
  • Disintegration
  • Failure (Mechanics)
  • Geographic Regions
  • Ross Sea

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies