Observations of Ice Motion and Interior Flow Field During 1971 AIDJEX Pilot Study.

Abstract

As part of the 1971 AIDJEX Pilot Study, a field program was conducted to study the interior flow field of the Arctic Ocean. The program was designed to determine (1) how accurately Arctic Ocean Currents can be estimated using geostrophic calculations; (2) the horizontal and vertical coherence of the flow field; and (3) the relationship between the ice motion and the interior flow field. The experiment was located in the eastern Beaufort Sea during a two-week period 16 March to 2 April 1971.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADA005377

Entities

People

  • J. L. Newton
  • L. K. Coachman

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Beaufort Sea
  • Bodies Of Water
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceans
  • Pilot Studies

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Polar and Arctic Studies