TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Preface v 



International Ice Patrol 1972 1 



Aerial Ice Reconnaissance o 



Communications 5 



Ice Conditions, 1972 Season: 



September through December 1971 8 



January 1972 8 



February 1972 9 



March 1972 g 



April 1972 10 



May 1972 H 



June 1972 n 



July 1972 12 



August 1972 13 



September 1972 13 



Oceanographic Conditions, 1972 ' lLi 



Discussion of Iceberg and Environmental Conditions 



During 1972 Season I6 



List of Participating Nations' Ships reporting 



Ice and Sea Temperatures I9 



