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The Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment: SPRI sea-ice studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

R. G. Williams ,
N. R. Davis  and
S. C. Moore
R. G. Williams
Affiliation:
Scott Polar Research InstituteUniversity of CambridgeLensfield RoadCambridge CB2 1ER
N. R. Davis
Affiliation:
Scott Polar Research InstituteUniversity of CambridgeLensfield RoadCambridge CB2 1ER
S. C. Moore
Affiliation:
Science Applications International CorporationBlock A2Westbrook CentreMilton RoadCambridge CB4 1YQ
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Abstract

During March and April 1989 a two-man team from the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) took part in the oceanography ice camp phase of the Office of Naval Research-sponsored Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX). The aim of the experiment was to measure with strainmeters and tiltmeters the interaction between oceanic internal waves and sea ice. Arrays of these instruments were deployed to measure horizontal strain and vertical tilt fields continuously over a 29-day period. The resulting time series show quite clearly internal wavelike activity indicating that a strong coupling mechanism exists. Other interesting phenomena are evident in the data with timę-scales varying from seconds to several days.

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Polar Record , Volume 26 , Issue 158 , July 1990 , pp. 203 - 210
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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