Long-Term Tracking of Arctic Icebergs.

• Main Authors: Robe,R Q, Maier,D C
• Other Authors: COAST GUARD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER GROTON CT
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1979
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Acoustic Detection and Detectors; *TRACKING; *ICEBERGS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SHIPPING; ARCTIC REGIONS; BUOYS; GREENLAND; LABRADOR SEA; NIMBUS 6 rans; ADRAMS ice buoy system; International ice patrol; Arctic; Baffin Bay; Baffin Island; Cape Dyer; Dyer; Greenland; Newfoundland; Baffin; Ice; Iceberg*; Labrador Sea; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA072473; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA072473

Seven Greenland icebergs were tracked, two in 1977 and five in 1978, using ADRAMS (Air-Deployable Random Access Measurement System) ice buoys. The ice buoys transmit a signal to the NIMBUS-6 satellite which is used in computing the buoy's position. Observation periods ranged from 138 days to 20...