Iceberg Drift Near Greenland - 1980 to 1982.

Abstract

In 1980, six satellite-tracked buoys were deployed on icebergs along the coast of Greenland. One of these icebergs was in the Denmark Straits east of Greenland while the remaining five were in Baffin Bay. The icebergs were tracked using System ARGOS. The drift speeds near Greenland and rarely exceeded 0.20 m/s with speeds less than 0.10 m/s being most common. the speed of the one iceberg that drifted to the North American side of Baffin Bay was higher (up to 0.65 m/s) after reaching the western side of Baffin Bay. The data supports a conclusion that icebergs reaching the western side of Baffin Bay come from glaciers north of 74-30N. The icebergs tracked were grounded for 63% of the time tracked. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA121586

Entities

People

  • R. Q. Robe

Organizations

  • United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Baffin Bay
  • Baffin Island
  • Coast Guard
  • Cold Regions
  • Continental Shelves
  • Ellesmere Island
  • Greenland
  • Ice
  • Inventory
  • Islands
  • Platforms
  • Regions
  • Sea Ice

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space