A Process for Producing Ice Coverage Marine Information Objects (MIOs) in IHO S-57 Format

While global warming may be opening up more Arctic waters in the summer, ice still infests key shipping lanes in the northern hemisphere during the winter months. To safely navigate these areas, mariners rely on daily ice coverage charts produced by national governmental agencies. Ice charts are pri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dias, George, Coleman, David F, El-Rabbany, Ahmed, Agi, Benson, Alexander, Lee
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository 2006
Subjects:
Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
Arctic
Lanes
Global warming
Online Access:https://scholars.unh.edu/ccom/1023
https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2023&context=ccom
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Summary:While global warming may be opening up more Arctic waters in the summer, ice still infests key shipping lanes in the northern hemisphere during the winter months. To safely navigate these areas, mariners rely on daily ice coverage charts produced by national governmental agencies. Ice charts are primarily issued in paper format or as a fax. However, there is increased interest to ice coverage information on vessel navigation systems such as an Electronic Chart and Display Information Systems (ECDIS). However, to do so, the ice information must be provided as a separate layer of information to the Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC).

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