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USCGC Healy crew clearing ice from the bow deck in the Arctic.

USCGC Healy crew clearing ice from the bow deck in the Arctic.
USCGC Healy crew clearing ice from the bow deck in the Arctic.
USCGC Healy crew clearing ice from the bow deck in the Arctic.
USCGC Healy crew clearing ice from the bow deck in the Arctic.
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Ashjian, Carin Jessica
USCGC Healy crew clearing ice from the bow deck in the Arctic.
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02/02/2012
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Used in Oceanus magazine, vol. 49, no. 2, page 11.
Image of The Day caption:
Clearing ice from the decks of the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy was a regular task for ship's crew during a 2011 cruise in the Chukchi, Beaufort, and Bering Seas. Wintertime Arctic conditions were harsh; wind speeds topped 70 miles per hour, and the wind chill dipped to -40 degrees Fahrenheit, causing water-swept decks to freeze. WHOI biologist Carin Ashjian and colleagues appreciated the crew's work as they used Healy to study marine life and the physical dynamics of the region in early winter, such as water temperature and the extent of sea ice. Previously, scientists have only studied the region during winter from ice camps or from ships purposely frozen into the ice.
Image Of the Day caption:
Clearing ice from the decks of the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy was a regular task for ship's crew during a 2011 cruise into the Arctic. WHOI biologist Carin Ashjian led the first research cruise ever conducted in the Chukchi Sea during winter, when the sun appears for only a few hours a day. Wintertime wind speeds topped 70 miles per hour, and the wind chill dipped to -40? F, causing water-swept decks to freeze. Ashjian and colleagues investigated polar ocean conditions and marine life in early winter. Previously, scientists had studied the region during winter only from ice camps or from ships purposely frozen into the ice.
Photo by Carin Ashjian
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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