Some Oceanographic Observations on Operation HIGHJUMP

Abstract

*CONTENTS* INTRODUCTION; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS IN THE ANTARCTIC: Thermal Structure of the Surface Layers, Sea Surface Temperatures, Antarctic Convergence, Depth of the Surface Layer as an Indication of Currents, Internal Waves, Temperature and Salinity, Sea Water Transparency Measurements, Antarctic 'Seeing', and Icebergs and Sea Ice; GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS: Antarctic Sea Floor Sediments, Some Pacific and Antarctic Sea Floor Features, and Ice-Free Areas in Antarctica; BIOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS: Biota, Marine Plankton Diatoms on Operation HlGHJUMP, Natural Slicks in the Pacific and Antarctic Oceans, and Deep Scattering Layer in the Pacific and Antarctic Oceans; and BIBLIOGRAPHY.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 07, 1948
Accession Number
ADB217561

Entities

People

  • Robert S. Dietz

Organizations

  • Navy Electronics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Birds
  • Climate Change
  • Drops
  • Gases
  • Geography
  • Isotherms
  • Measurement
  • Oceanography
  • Ridges
  • Sea Water
  • Seabed
  • Sonar
  • Surface Temperature
  • Terrain
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies