ON THE SEA ICE CONDITIONS IN THE GREENLAND AND BARENTS SEAS

The purpose of the present paper is to summarize our knowledge on the sea ice conditions of the Greenland and Barents Seas. The Atlantic sector of the Arctic may be divided into ... the East Greenland current, the Jan Mayen Gyre and the Barents Sea. The ice drift and the composition of the ice in these areas are discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • POAC 79, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions, Trondheim, Norway, 13-17 August 1979.
• Corporate Authors:

  Norwegian Institute of Technology

  N-7034 Trondheim,   Norway 
• Authors:
  • Loeng, H
  • Vinje, T E
• Conference:
  • POAC 79, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions.
  • Location: Trondheim , Norway
  • Date: 1979-8-13 to 1979-8-17
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 163-176

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drift ice; Dynamics; Ice; Ice phenomena; Sea ice
• Geographic Terms: Greenland
• Old TRIS Terms: Ice characteristics; Ice dynamics
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00331667
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Arctic Science and Technology Information System
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1 Conf Proc
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 1981 12:00AM