Long-term ice forecasts for the Arctic seas
The August bulletin of ice forecasts for the second half of the navigation period contains general information about the expected ice conditions in the Russian Arctic seas in the second half of navigation of 2014 (August - October). For an assessment of a background of ice conditions, the forecast is compared to mean annual value (the norm calculated for 1970-2010). The scheme of provision of ice massifs is given in fig. 1. Fig. 1. Schematic map of borders and position of the main ice massifs in the Arctic seas Fig. 2. The general assessment of expected type of ice conditions in the Arctic seas in the second half of navigation of 2014. Kara Sea In September and October total absence of solid ices of the Novozemelsky ice massif in southwest part of the sea is expected. In the second half of navigation in southwest part of the Kara Sea the easy type of ice conditions (fig. 2) is expected. The area of the Severozemelsky ice massif in the first decade of September is expected 8% (norm of 17%), in the third decade of September - 5% (norm of 11%). The square of the North Kara ice massif in the second ...
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