



FOREWORD 



The Laptev and East Siberian Seas, characterized by 

 an average depth of less than 100 meters and being the 

 recipients of large quantities of fresh river water, 

 offer unique environmental conditions for oceanographic 

 study. This report is a study of summer oceanographic 

 features in the two seas as observed in 1963 and 1964. 

 It deals mainly with the water characteristics affected 

 by the effluent of the seven large rivers emptying into 

 these seas. 



I.. E. DeCAMP 

 Captain, U.S. Navy 

 Commander 





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