CONTENTS 



Page 

 I. INTRODUCTION I 



Ao Purpose ••oo»a**«».*«»»»»*o«.*»* 1 



B. Summary of Oceanographic Operations 



1, IJSCGC NORTHWIND - 18 February to 27 April 1955 . • 1 

 2« USS BURTON ISLAND - 5 April to 6 June 195? . . o . 3 

 3. Accomplishments .••••oe*«««*»o»».« U 



Co Participating Personnel •••••••••»••••<>• 5 



II. BERING SEA-OCEANOGRAPHY": 



A. General • ••••••• 7 



B» Physical Properties - Winter 1955 



1« Teioperature •••••••••••••••••••• 7 



2. Salinity , Uk 



3« Density lii 



U* Sound Velocity •«•••••••••••••••• lU 



G, Physical Properties - Spring 1955 



1» Temperature •»«o«o««o«*«e»«*«.*« lU 



2. Salinity 16 



3a Density •»«»««.*««««««o*»o*««o 16 



U* Sound Velocity •••e**«*«o*«*<»ee»« 16 



III. MISCELLANEOUS: 



A* Ice Conditions 



1, Winter 1955 - USCGC NORTHWIND ...o 21 



2o Spring 1955 - USS BURTON ISLAND 21 



B, Bathythermograph Observations 



1* nXnter •••ae»«e««o«e««9a*«»oe 29 



^* Spring •••••••a»a*ee*»»eas«*» 29 



C» Meteorology . eo»»e*«o*«..9« 29 



D« Currents •o»»».*(t*o*«*eoo««e«e»» 32 



E, Submarine Geology , „, ii2 



Fo Transparency <,,«,o#e9s«o«««>»oo««»« U2 



G« Oxygen •••••••s«oo»*««e* •• 1x2 



