Forecasting the severity of the Newfoundland iceberg season using a control systems model

• Published in: Journal of Operational Oceanography
• Main Authors: Bigg, Grant R., Zhao, Yifan, Hanna, Edward
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor and Francis 2019
• Subjects: Iceberg hazard; Newfoundland; control systems model; prediction; Labrador Current; windowed error reduction ratio; Lanes
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/1755876X.2019.1632128; https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14459

The iceberg hazard for the Grand Banks area to the east of Newfoundland varies dramatically from one year to the next. In some years no icebergs penetrate south of 48°N, while in others well over 1000 icebergs enter the main shipping lanes between Europe and NE North America. Advance knowledge of th...