. The Eastern Bering Sea Shelf : oceanography and resources / edited by Donald W. Hood and John A. Calder. Oceanography Bering 160 Ice distribution and dynamics. Figure 10-21. Detail of thicker, rafted white floes. Note the angular edges and the presence of snow on the surface. The floes are 30-60 m in size. this hypothesis. The return from the radiometer indicates that the ice is relatively fresh and occurs as a matrix of less-saline water than would normally be found on the surface (Swift, personal communica- tion). ICE RETREAT At the end of March 1979, the ice in the Bering Sea began
. The Eastern Bering Sea Shelf : oceanography and resources / edited by Donald W. Hood and John A. Calder. Oceanography Bering 160 Ice distribution and dynamics. Figure 10-21. Detail of thicker, rafted white floes. Note the angular edges and the presence of snow on the surface. The floes are 30-60 m in size. this hypothesis. The return from the radiometer indicates that the ice is relatively fresh and occurs as a matrix of less-saline water than would normally be found on the surface (Swift, personal communica- tion). ICE RETREAT At the end of March 1979, the ice in the Bering Sea began a rapid retreat. This can be seen rather dramatically by comparing the 16 March TIROS. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hood, D. W. (Donald Wilbur), 1918-; Calder, John A; United States. Office of Marine Pollution Assessment; United States. Bureau of Land Management. [Rockville, Md. ?] : U. S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Marine Pollution Assessment ; Seattle, Wash. : Distributed by the University of Washington Press
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