Canadian Ice Island Drift, Deterioration and Detection database (CI2D3 database)

• Main Authors: Desjardins, Luc, Crawford, Anna, Mueller, Derek, Saper, Ronald, Schaad, Correy, Stewart-Jones, Emilie, Shepherd, Jeff
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network 2018
• Subjects: Baffin Bay; Calving; Grand Banks; Ice drift; Ice island; Iceberg; Labrador; Nares Strait; Petermann Glacier; Remote sensing data; Other programs and funding agencies; Polar Knowledge Canada/Canadian High Arctic Research Station; Arctic; Canada; Nares; Baffin; glacier*; Ice Shelves; Iceberg*; Nares strait; Petermann glacier
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.21963/12678; https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=12678

Ice islands are massive, tabular icebergs which calve from ice shelves and floating glacier tongues. The ability to identify, monitor and predict the drift and deterioration of these immense ice hazards is crucial for mitigating the associated risks to marine navigation and offshore infrastructure i...