Iceberg Drift Near Greenland - 1980 to 1982.

In 1980, six satellite-tracked buoys were deployed on icebergs along the coast of Greenland. One of these icebergs was in the Denmark Straits east of Greenland while the remaining five were in Baffin Bay. The icebergs were tracked using System ARGOS. The drift speeds near Greenland and rarely exceed...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robe,R Q
Other Authors: COAST GUARD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER GROTON CT
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1982
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*ICEBERGS
VELOCITY
POSITION(LOCATION)
TRACKING
DRIFT
ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
RADIO TRANSMITTERS
OFFSHORE
GREENLAND
Baffin Bay
Denmark Strait
Greenland
Baffin
Ice
North Atlantic
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA121586
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA121586
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Summary:In 1980, six satellite-tracked buoys were deployed on icebergs along the coast of Greenland. One of these icebergs was in the Denmark Straits east of Greenland while the remaining five were in Baffin Bay. The icebergs were tracked using System ARGOS. The drift speeds near Greenland and rarely exceeded 0.20 m/s with speeds less than 0.10 m/s being most common. the speed of the one iceberg that drifted to the North American side of Baffin Bay was higher (up to 0.65 m/s) after reaching the western side of Baffin Bay. The data supports a conclusion that icebergs reaching the western side of Baffin Bay come from glaciers north of 74-30N. The icebergs tracked were grounded for 63% of the time tracked. (Author)

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