Open AccessExploration in an Extreme Underwater Environment
Author(s) -
Alfred S. McLaren
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
molecular frontiers journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2529-7333
pISSN - 2529-7325
DOI - 10.1142/s2529732519400029
Subject(s) - underwater , submarine , oceanography , geology , continental shelf
“Exploration of Extreme Underwater Environments” briefly recounts the highlights of the author’s experiences during the exploration of an extreme underwater environment: As commander of the nuclear attack submarine, USS Queenfish (SSN 651) during the historic first survey of 5,200 km of the entire uncharted, sea-ice covered, Siberian Continental Shelf during the summer of 1970.