The Best Laid Schemes: A Nares Strait Adventure

The Best Laid Schemes: A Nares Strait Adventure

In 2002, oceanographers began a study of Arctic freshwater export via Nares Strait (Münchow et al., 2006). This 550 km channel separating Greenland from Canada is possibly the longest narrow waterway on Earth. Surrounding ice-capped terrain rises above 2000 m. We used the US icebreaker Healy to inst...

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Main Author: Humfrey Melling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2011-09-01
Series:Oceanography
Subjects:
Arctic Ocean
International Polar Year
IPY
Nares Strait
Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/24-3_melling.pdf
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spelling doaj-aeafa4b128e747fe9b163c604f019c112020-11-25T00:58:54ZengThe Oceanography SocietyOceanography1042-82752011-09-01243124125The Best Laid Schemes: A Nares Strait AdventureHumfrey MellingIn 2002, oceanographers began a study of Arctic freshwater export via Nares Strait (Münchow et al., 2006). This 550 km channel separating Greenland from Canada is possibly the longest narrow waterway on Earth. Surrounding ice-capped terrain rises above 2000 m. We used the US icebreaker Healy to install recording instruments on submerged moorings in summer in 2003, but planned their recovery in 2005 via an ice camp in spring, because the dangerous fast moving pack ice of summer makes ship-based recoveries difficult. http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/24-3_melling.pdfArctic OceanInternational Polar YearIPYNares Strait
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International Polar Year
IPY
Nares Strait
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title_short The Best Laid Schemes: A Nares Strait Adventure
title_full The Best Laid Schemes: A Nares Strait Adventure
title_fullStr The Best Laid Schemes: A Nares Strait Adventure
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description In 2002, oceanographers began a study of Arctic freshwater export via Nares Strait (Münchow et al., 2006). This 550 km channel separating Greenland from Canada is possibly the longest narrow waterway on Earth. Surrounding ice-capped terrain rises above 2000 m. We used the US icebreaker Healy to install recording instruments on submerged moorings in summer in 2003, but planned their recovery in 2005 via an ice camp in spring, because the dangerous fast moving pack ice of summer makes ship-based recoveries difficult.
topic Arctic Ocean
International Polar Year
IPY
Nares Strait
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