U S Navy Hydrographic Office Report On Operation Deep Freeze I

The literature search was conducted in order to determine the amount and type of reliable antarctic ice data available and to tabulate the distribution and characteristics of these data. In this search, approximately 900 bibliography cards were examined. Of these 900 cards, about 400 sources were evaluated, and some 45 were tabulated. In addition, a list of supplementary sources is presented. (Author).

This technical report describes the methods of securing, processing and storing submarine sediment data at the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office. Data sources are listed and world wide distribution by one-degree quadrangles is shown. (Author).