Report of the International Ice Patrol Service in the North Atlantic Ocean. Season of 1978.

• Other Authors: COAST GUARD WASHINGTON DC
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1980
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *PATROLLING; *ICEBERGS; *ICE REPORTING; AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE; DRIFT; ROUTING; INTERNATIONAL; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; SHIPPING; COAST GUARD; COAST GUARD SHIPS; NEWFOUNDLAND(PROVINCE); Coast Guard operations; Grand banks; Ice; Newfoundland; North Atlantic; Northwest Atlantic; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA079474; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA079474

The International Ice Patrol (IIP) is a service for observing and disseminating information on ice conditions in the Grand Banks Region of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. During the ice season, the southeastern, southern and southwestern limits of the regions of icebergs in the vicinity of the Grand Banks off Newfoundland are guarded for the purpose of informing passing ships of the extent of this dangerous region. The IIP also studies ice conditions in general with emphasis on the formation, drift, and deterioration of icebergs, and assists ships and personnel requiring aid within the limits of operation of the Ice Patrol forces. The IIP is directed from the Ice Patrol Office located at the U.S. Coast Guard Support Center, Governors Island, New York. The office gathers ice and environmental data from a variety of sources, maintains an ice plot, forecasts ice conditions, prepares the twice daily Ice Bulletin, replies to requests for special ice information, and executes operational control of the Aerial Ice Reconnaissance Detachment, the Ice Patrol oceanographic cutter and the Surface Patrol cutter when assigned. During the 1978 season, an estimated 75 icebergs drifted south of 438 degrees North.