ANTARCTIC ICE OBSERVING AND FORECASTING PROGRAM-1966.

Abstract

The ice program conducted by the Naval Oceanographic Office principally in support of DEEP FREEZE 67 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 1966 through January 1967. Ice concentrations were lighter than those experienced during DEEP FREEZE 66 and approximated DEEP FREEZE 65 conditions. Rapid disintegration during late November and early December resulted in open water to ice-free conditions in major shipping lanes.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0822773

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Delphi Method
  • Disintegration
  • Open Water
  • Ross Sea
  • Shipping
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.