Conclusions 



1. An oceanographic operation was successf lolly conducted through 

 an ice covered embayment during extremely adverse weather conditions. 

 The procedures and techniques utilized and data obtained are contain- 

 ed in the preceding sections of this report. 



2. The cxirrents in the area observed are predominantly tidal, 

 and will result in an oscillatory motion of the water in the area, 

 with a slow net transport seaward through the channel between Wol- 

 stenholme Island and the mainland. The analysis of the data indi- 

 cates that the currents measxared during this operation are not strong 

 enough to have any significant effect on the break-up and movement 



of the ice, and that the dominant factor affecting the break-up and 

 movement of the ice is the wind direction and speed. 



Figure 1. General Operational Locale 



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