ICELAND SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE SURVEY-APRIL 1968.

Abstract

An airplane equipped with an infrared radiation thermometer measured sea surface temperatures around Iceland in early April 1968. Sea ice prevented surveys directly north of the island. Temperatures to the northeast ranged from 0C at the ice boundary to 4C at the prime meridian. An oceanic front located east of Iceland was followed to the Faeroe Islands using an aircraft tracking technique. To the south and southwest temperatures were a uniform 7 or 8C but dropped to 5 or 6C near shore. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0840478

Entities

People

  • Gary L. Athey
  • R. L. Pickett

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Boundaries
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Ice
  • Infrared Radiation
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Radiation
  • Sea Ice
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Thermometers

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.