Computer Simulation of Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Icebreaker Requirements.

• Main Authors: Kotras, Thomas V, Peter, James J
• Other Authors: ARCTEC INC COLUMBIA MD
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1980
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *ICEBREAKERS; *INLAND WATERWAYS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; REQUIREMENTS; WINTER; MARINE TRANSPORTATION; RIVERS; SHIPPING; GREAT LAKES; COAST GUARD SHIPS; TUGBOATS; Saint Lawrence Seaway; Handle The; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA082164; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA082164

A computer simulation was developed as a planning tool to aid in establishing future icebreaker requirements for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway as a function of projected cargo tonnage, trade routes, winter severity, vessel ice transiting capabilities, vessel operating restrictions, and alterna...