Accession Number:

AD1026542

Title:

Ocean Profile Measurements During the Seasonal Ice Zone Reconnaissance Surveys Ocean Profiles

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,01 Jan 2012,31 Dec 2015

Corporate Author:

University of Washington Seattle United States

Personal Author(s):

• Morison,James

Report Date:

2017-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

9.0

Abstract:

The overarching objectives for SIZRS are to determine seasonal variations in air-ice-ocean characteristics across the SIZ extending over several years and for a variety of SIZ conditions, investigate and test hypotheses about the physical processes that occur within the SIZ that require data from all components of SIZRS, and improve predictive models of the SIZ through model validation and through the determination of observing system requirements. For the ocean profiles component of SIZRS, our objective is to determine variations in ocean characteristics across the SIZ extending over several years and for a wide variety of SIZ conditions.

Descriptors:

• surface temperature
• open water
• arctic ocean
• barometric pressure
• sea level
• seasonal variations
• salinity
• velocity
• atmospheric temperature
• marginal ice zones

Subject Categories:

• Meteorology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE