Theareanorthwardof50 N. Source: AMAP(2003). EstablishmentinMay,1937,
ofthe?rstdrifting'NorthPole-1'(NP-1)stationin the Arctic Ocean and
organization of the ?rst 'Sever' airborne high-latidudinal
expedition(AHE)continuedtheSecondIPYinthestudyoftheArctic.Theexpe- ence
of these expeditions convincingly proved the possibility of organizing
and conducting(directlyfromtheice)long-termcomplexmeteorological,
oceanographic andiceobservations.
WorldWarIIinterruptedforalongtimethelarge-scalestudiesintheArctic.
The'Sever'AHEswereresumedin1948, andorganizationofdriftingstationsin
1950. Todate,
whilsttheRussianresearch'NP-33'stationdriftsinthevicinityofthe
NorthPole, itcanbestatedthatourknowledgeoftheArcticOceanforthelast70
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