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Satellite imagery provided by the NOAA 2 satellite was used to make observations of the motions of sea ice near the Ross Sea off Antarctica. The sea ice studied displayed a highly variable motion when it was viewed over short time intervals. The generalized flow suggested a westward movement near shore as an effect of the antarctic polar current.
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Richard J. DeRycke (1973) studied this question.
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