Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment (AIDJEX)
Published: March 29, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: November 27, 2011, 3:29 pm
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The Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment (AIDJEX) was a collaborative program between the USA, Canada and Japan that took place in two phases in the years 1975–1976.
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In summer 1975 four manned camps were maintained on ice floes in the Arctic Ocean to measure surface and geostrophic winds, ocean current velocities, and ice floe position. In April of 1976 the submarine USS Gurnard traversed 777 nautical miles along three tracklines in the Beaufort Sea, collecting ice thickness data from upwardlooking acoustical soundings.
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment (AIDJEX)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 29, 2010; Last revised Date November 27, 2011; Retrieved May 25, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Arctic_Ice_Dynamics_Joint_Experiment_(AIDJEX)>
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The Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment (AIDJEX) was a collaborative program between the USA, Canada and Japan that took place in two phases in the years 1975–1976.
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In summer 1975 four manned camps were maintained on ice floes in the Arctic Ocean to measure surface and geostrophic winds, ocean current velocities, and ice floe position. In April of 1976 the submarine USS Gurnard traversed 777 nautical miles along three tracklines in the Beaufort Sea, collecting ice thickness data from upwardlooking acoustical soundings.
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