Oceanographic Cruise of USCGC NORTHWIND, Northern 

 Bering Sea-Bering Strait — Chuckchi Sea 



By David M. Husby 



Introduction 



This report contains the oceanographic data 

 obtained on the cruise of the USCGC NORTH- 

 WIND (WAGE 282) from 8-30 July 1967 in 

 the northern Bering Sea-Bering Strait-Chukchi 

 Sea area. The oceanographic survey was a 

 joint U.S. Coast Guard-University of Washing- 

 ton project vv^ith the purpose of providing 

 information on: (1) the circulation and inter- 

 action of the water masses of the northern 

 Bering and Chukchi Seas for the peak summer 

 period; (2) the flow regime in Bering Strait, 

 its short-term variations and possible causes ; 

 (3) the exchange of water, salt and heat be- 

 tween the Bering and Chukchi Seas during sum- 

 mer, and (4) the tidal wave pattern in the 

 northern Bering and Chukchi Seas. 



All physical and chemical data collected 

 aboard the USCGC NORTHWIND during the 

 8-30 July 1967 period are contained in this 

 report as well as all the direct current obser- 

 vations made by the University of Washing- 

 ton personnel on the 83 oceanographic stations. 

 This report also includes a discussion of meth- 

 ods used in collecting and processing the data, 

 plots of vertical and horizontal distribution of 

 the various water properties measured and a 

 tabulation of the physical and chemical data. 



Personnel 



CAPTAIN J.F. PHAIR, U.S. Coast Guard, 

 Commanding Officer, USCGC NORTHWIND 

 (WAGB 282). 



The following personnel were associated with 

 the data collected aboard the USCGC 

 NORTHWIND : 



U.S. Coast Guard Oceanographic Unit: 

 DAVID M. HUSBY, Field Party Chief. 

 DONALD A. HAAGENSON, Oceanographer. 

 PETER SAN JULE, Aerographer Second 

 Class. 



University of Washington: 



JERRY A. GALT, Senior Scientist. 

 J. ROSENBERG. 

 L. LAYMAN. 

 P. JOPPA. 



Military (stationed aboard USCGC NORTH- 

 WIND) : 



CDR S. S. BECKWITH, U.S. Coast Guard, 

 Executive Officer and Scientific Coordina- 

 tor. 

 ENS A. W. LONGACRE, U.S. Coast Guard, 



Oceanography Officer. 

 SEAMAN R. EDWARDS. 



Chronology of Events 



The events listed below were taken from the 

 ship's cruise report. The locations of the ocean- 

 ographic stations are shown in figure 1. 



Date 1967 Event 



15 June USCGC NORTHWIND (WAGB 282) de- 



parted Seattle, Wash, enroute Bering Sea 

 on 1967 Arctic West Patrol. 

 8 July Arrived U.S. Coast Guard LORAN Sta- 



tion, Port Clarence, Alaska, embarked 

 scientific party. 



10 July Placed water level pressure gauge on 



bottom at position 67°04'N, 171°12'W. 



11 July Anchored first current meter array in po- 



sition ee'se'N, i68°i5'w. 



12 July Anchored second current meter array in 



position 64°55'N, 168"39'W. 



