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Indications wreckage from that plane? >> you know, wolf, we heard this before when we heard the 300 objects. the 122 objects. and those seem to be debris fields. again, trying to manage expectations. we have been down this road before. and certainly everybody is hopeful. you know, some of the pieces, single pieces, may or may not really be part of the wreckage. we just have to wait. this one, fortunately, is close enough to a ship thats being repositioned that will have hopefully have it in our ...

Have gone through and ended up. >> how many of those debris fields spotted by planes or satellites could have drifted from that area? would this rule out any of the potential debris fields? >> firstly, i would not use the term debris field associated with the satellite imagery. what we do is to seek expert advice to advise us which of those are credible enough to search on. you might recall weve done some of that lately, and not found any objects. does that answer your question? >> is the previo...

Aircraft is likely to have gone through, and ended up. >> how many of these debris fields could have drifted from that area? >> potential debris field? >> i would not use the term "debris field" associated with satellite imagery. the imagery has seen lots of objects that may or may not be objects what. we do is to seek expert advice from australian geo station intelligence organization to advice us which of those are credible enough to search on. you might recall weve done some of that lately an...

And again. tryi trying to refine it. as i said, it is not an exact science. they really had to search because they had satellites showing us possible debris fields and they couldnt ignore that. now they can move forward and we simply hope this is going in the right direction. >> one thing australian officials said in their press conference a few hours ago, this is based on the belief that when the plane made that left turn and headed south, it continued at a steady speed. they say it was moving ...

It looks like the debris would probably be along the west coast of australia in about three months. debris generally moves about ten miles a day. the debris field, i would expect to be 10 or 20 miles. and that debris field is mixed in with lots of other debris fields from container spills and, you know, all kinds of stuff. the ocean is very patchy. and she gathers all the debris thats given to her into dust bunnies. so these dust bunnies are out there and there are probably hundreds. so its easy...

This is a very big deal. for days now weve been talking about and youve been seeing the satellite images of the debris fields. the prime minister of australia talking about a debris field. its now moved 680 miles away. well be right back. hey there, i just got my bill, and i see that it includes my fico® credit score. yup, you get it free each month to help you avoid surprises with your credit. good. i hate surprises. surprise! at discover, we treat you like youd treat you. get the it card and ...

International collaboration with china, south kree, japan, australia, a number of other countries. we still need these planes flying so we can get a visual confirmation of a debris. once we do that our oceanographers have a formula where they reverse the environmental. the wind, the current, the sea state. they create a reverse plot that can then determine the point at which they think the plane crash landed. >> we want to bring in karen mcginnis now at the international weather center. once the...

To denver before you even begin to search and you have got to get back. >> its about 1700 miles i think from perth. obviously these debris fields have been found in a few different spots around this. certainly through some very rough conditions. be able to get that visual reference on it and weather conditions certainly better. satellites spots at least two different but large potential and let me emphasize the word potential debris fields. neither suspected debris field can possibly be said to ...

Important find. i have one caution here. do bear in mind, all of the ocean out in here, according to all the people who know it, has the real potential to have different types of debris fields. so it doesnt necessarily mean this is from the plane. but if you go beyond that, heres the other thing that makes it hard to figure all of this. this is a map from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration imposed upon the world here with time lapses of it and the movement of different waves dow...

But it is still a tremendous amount of area in one of the remotest parts of the world. and it is getting to be winter down there. it is southern hemisphere but theyre going into the fall and shorter days and heavier seas and colder weather. jenna: we heard conditions yet again were really rough, bob. so rough that we had to pull back on the search effort now. can you describe to us a little bit of the challenges that, as you understand them, as a pilot and the risks now posed to those that are o...