DESCRIPTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 85 



AND OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES 



The Oceanographic Office recently has made many studies of 

 ice occurrence and thickness, as well as port conditions, for such 

 regions as the Baltic Sea, Denmark Strait, Sea of Okhotsk, and 

 the Antarctic. It has compiled a section on sea ice for inclusion 

 in the Oceanographic Atlas of the North Atlantic Ocean. 



Voluminous files of ice data have been accumulated, and efforts 

 are being made to adapt the contents to machine processing. In 

 addition, increasing use of polar observations by satellites is 

 expected to enhance the capability for furnishing descriptions and 

 data for larger areas. 



