CEAREX
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definition: The Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) was conducted to study the processes regulating eastern Arctic Ocean exchange of momentum, heat, and biomass. The primary CEAREX objectives were to understand the structure and function of mesoscale and submesoscale process in the transport of heat northward, and to understand the ice behavior and associated acoustic ambient noise and coherence (CEAREX, 1990). CEAREX was a multi-national, multi-platform field program carried out in the Greenland and Norwegian Seas and north to Svalbard, from September 1988 through May 1989. Participating nations included Canada, Denmark, France, Norway, and the United States. The field program consisted of four phases: Polarbjorn Drift Phase, Whaler's Bay/SIZEX Phase, Oceanography Camp Phase, and Acoustic Camp Phase. CEAREX collected data on meteorological conditions, bathymetry, hydrography, acoustic and ambient noise, sea ice dynamics (acceleration, deformation, stress), positions from GPS satellite measurements, and biophysical data. Data were collected using ship platforms, ARGOS buoys, helicopter and aircraft, meteorology stations on the drifting ice, rawinsonde, CTD casts, and satellites. CEAREX was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). Reference: Pritchard, R.S., et al. 1990. 'CEAREX Drift Experiment', EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Vol. 71, No. 40, October 2, 1990. Contacts: Dr. Robert S. Pritchard Ice Casting, Inc. 11042 Sand Point Way, NE Seattle, WA 98125-5846 Email: OMNET > r.pritchard Claire Hanson National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) CIRES, Campus Box 449 University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309 Phone: 303-492-1834 FAX: 303-492-5171 Email: OMNET > c.hanson Internet > hanson@kryos.colorado.edu Data Availability: The CEAREX data is available on CD-ROM from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The CD-ROM contains CEAREX data as well as data from MIZEX 1983, 1984, 1987, and MIZEX West, SIZEX, and EUBEX. Claire Hanson Nat…

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