Current Data . Two current stations were occupied on this 



5. 

 survey. The first was a 4-hour station which was occupied during 

 an extensive shoal survey in the central Kara Sea. The second was 

 a 24-hour station located 30 miles west of the western entrance to 

 Proliv Vilkitskogo. Table III lists the bottom current data obtained 

 on the second current station. The bottom current at this station 



TABLE III 



Bottom Current Date at 24-Hour Station 



TIME Z 



CURRENT 



CURRENT 



TIME Z 



CURRENT 



CURRENT 





SPO . kn . 



DIRECT. °T. 





5PD . kn . 



DIRECT. °T. 



17/1630 



0.08 



— 



30 



0.16 



225 



45 



0.00 



— 



45 



0.18 



225 



1700 



0.0<5 



310 



0500 



0.12 



225 



15 



0.02 



— 



15 



0.06 



225 



30 



0.20 



270 



30 



0.10 



225 



45 



0.30 



265 



45 



0.16 



225 



1800 



0.24 



245 



0600 



0.16 



225 



15 



0.10 



240 



15 



0.12 



225 



30 



0.32 



240 



30 



0.20 



225 



45 



0.14 



245 



45 



0.28 



225 



1900 



0.12 



225 



0700 



0.10 



225 



15 



0.10 



225 



15 



0.14 



225 



30 



0.06 



225 



30 



0.30 



225 



45 



0.06 



225 



45 



0.20 



225 



2000 



0.10 



225 



0800 



0.24 



225 



15 



0.02 



225 



15 



0.20 



225 



30 



0.10 



225 



30 



0.24 



225 



45 



0.12 



225 



45 



0.26 



225 



2100 



0.10 



225 



0900 



0.20 



225 



15 



0.10 



225 



15 



0.18 



225 



30 



0.20 



225 



30 



0.16 



225 



45 



0.14 



225 



45 



0.18 



225 



2200 



0.28 



225 



1000 



0.12 



225 



15 



0.14 



225 



15 



0.18 



225 



30 



0.24 



230 



30 



0.10 



230 



45 



0.12 



225 



45 



0.18 



220 



2300 



0.14 



225 



1100 



0.12 



225 



15 



0.12 



230 



15 



0.08 



225 



30 



0.10 



230 



30 



0.10 



225 



45 



0.12 



230 



45 



0.08 



230 



18/0000 



0.10 



225 



1200 



0.04 



225 



15 



0.02 



225 



15 



0.04 



260 



30 



0.10 



225 



30 



0.14 



260 



45 



0.14 



230 



45 



0.08 



245 



0100 



0.12 



230 



1300 



0.04 



245 



15 



0.14 



230 



15 



0.04 



270 



30 



0.18 



230 



30 







— 



45 



0.14 



230 



45 



0.02 



— 



0200 



0.12 



225 



1400 



0.04 



310 



15 



0.16 



225 



15 



0.02 



— 



30 



0.13 



225 



30 



0.04 



310 



45 



0.24 



225 



45 



0.02 



— 



0300 



0.20 



225 



1500 



0.04 



270 



15 



0.22 



225 



15 



0.04 



260 



30 



0.18 



225 



30 



0.02 



260 



45 



0.14 



225 



45 



0.08 



255 



0400 



0.08 



225 



1600 



0.10 



255 



15 



0.08 



225 



15 



0.12 



225 



set slightly south of west and had a range of to 0.3 knot with 



an average speed of 0.2 knot. At the same time that subsurface currents 



were being measured, surface currents were estimated by plotting 



the tracks of icebergs. The surface current measured in this manner 



set slightly north of west and had an average speed of 0.5 knot. A 



15-knot wind from 130°T undoubtably was responsible for much of the 



surface water movement, and rather than long term wind patterns. 



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