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FOREWORD 
Successful arctic operations require a considerable amount of 
preparation and plaming. To aid such planning, the Hydrographic 
Office has been engaged in the development of various techniques for 
the forecasting of growth, movement, and disintegration of sea ice, 
especially in the harbor areas since each arctic and subarctic harbor 
constitutes a special environmental problem. 
This report presents a study of the environmental factors that are 
peculiar to North Star Bugt and Wolstenholme Fjord, and evaluates their 
effect on the formation and growth of sea ice in the harbor area. The 
ice growth in the autwm of 1953 was studied in detail. 
The conclusions expressed in this report are tentative and may 
require revision as more data become available, Al additianal informa~ 
tion which might amplify or modify this report will be welcomed by the 
Hydrographic Office» 
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