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

• 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

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...