Iceberg occurrences in the Barents sea (the IDAP project)

• Main Authors: Løyning, Terje Brinck, Gerland, Sebastian
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2008
• Subjects: OCEANS; seaice; EARTH SCIENCE; SEA ICE; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Barents Sea; Jan Mayen; Løvås; Nikolay; Svalbard; Tromsø; Vinje; Iceberg*; Norsk Polarinstitutt; North Atlantic; R/V Lance; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://data.npolar.no/dataset/d64f59f4-b84a-5fd7-b975-7efdb35b67d6

The IDAP (Ice Data Aqusition Programme) project was undertaken on commission from the oil companies to map the iceberg occurence in the Barents sea. The satellite images are provided by Tromsø Satellite Station. The aerial photos were obtained by russian flights in the years 1936-1991. The R/V Lance...