Report of the International Ice Patrol Service in the North Atlantic Ocean. Season of 1979.

Abstract

During the 1979 season, the International Ice Patrol disseminated information to the mariner on the ice conditions in the Grand Banks region of the Northwest Atlantic. To achieve this, the U.S. Coast Guard patrolled the southeastern, southern, and southwestern limits of icebergs and maintained a plot on the extent of this dangerous region. The office analyzed ice and environmental data and prepared the daily ice bulletins and facsimile chart. Preseason reconnaissance flights in January and February 1979 determined the early iceberg distributions. Based on these flights the season commenced 6 March 1979. From that date until 21 July 1979, an Aerial Ice Reconnaissance Detachment operated from St. John's, Newfoundland averaging a patrol every other day over the Grand Banks. The season officially closed on 22 July 1979. During the 1979 season, an estimated 152 icebergs drifted south of 48 degrees North.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA093073

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Coast Guard

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Capillary Electrophoresis
  • Coast Guard
  • Computer Programs
  • Geography
  • Labrador Current
  • Measurement
  • Newfoundland (Province)
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Reconnaissance
  • Ridges
  • Sea Ice
  • Topography
  • United Kingdom

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Polar and Arctic Studies