INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL'S
SCIENTIFIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
Iceberg Drift
Mountain, D.G., 1980, "On Prediction Iceberg Drift." Cold Regions Science and
Technology, Vol. 1, No. 3/4 pp: 273-282.
Marko, J.R., D.B. Fissel, and J.D. Miller, 1988, "Iceberg Movement Prediction off
the Canadian East Coast." Natural and Man-made Hazards, ed. M.I. El-Sabh
and T.S. Murty, D. Reidel Publishing Co. pp: 435-462.
Murphy, D.L. and I., Anderson, 1986, "An Evaluation of the International Ice Patrol
Drift Model." Proc. Canadian East Coast Workshop on Sea Ice. Candian Tech. Report
of Hydrogical and Ocean Sciences, No. 73 pp: 387-409.
Matsumoto, K., 1996, "And Iceberg Drift and Decay Model to Compute the Ice-rafted
Debris and Iceberg Meltwater Flux: Application to the Interglacial North
Atlantic." Paleoceanography, Vol 11 (6) pp: 729-742.
Iceberg Season Severity
Davidson, L.W., W.I. Wittman, L.H. Hester, W.S. Dehn, J.E. Walsh, and E.M. Reimer,
1986, "Long-Range Prediction of Grand Banks Iceberg Season severity: A Statistical
Approach." Environmental Studies Revolving Funds Report No. 048, Ottawa.
Marko, J.R., D.B. Fissel, and J.R. Birch, 1986, "Physical Approaches to Iceberg
Severity Prediction." Environmental Sciences Research Program Project Report
No. 038 pp: 104.
Marko, J.R., D.B. Fissel, P. Wadhams, J.A. Dowdeswell, P.M. Kelly, and W.C.
Thompson, 1991, "Implications of Global Warming For Canadian East Coast Sea-Ice
and Iceberg Regimes Over the Next 50 to 100 Years." Canadian Climate Center
Report No. 91-9, Downsview, Ontario, Canada.
Marko, J.R., D.B. Fissel, P. Wadhams, P.M. Kelly, and R.D. Brown, 1994,
"Iceberg Sweverity off Eastern North America: Its Relationship to Sea-Ice
Variability and Climate Change." Journal of Climate, 7 pp: 1335-1351.
Smith, E.H., 1926, "Summary of Iceberg Records in the North-Western North Atlantic,
1880-1926", International Ice Obeservation and Ice Patrol Service in the North
Atlantic Ocean, Season of 1926 pp: 75-77.
Walsh, J.E., W.I. Wittman, L.H. Hester, and W.S. Behn, 1986, "Seasonal Prediction of
Iceberg Severity in the Labrador Sea", Journal of Geophysical Research,
Vol. 91, No. C8 pp: 9683-9692.
Iceberg Deterioration
Anderson, I., 1983, "Iceberg Deterioration Model," Appendix C in Report of the
International Ice Patrol in the North Atlantic, Bulletin N. 69, 1983 Season,
CG-188-38, Washington, DC.
Robe, R.Q., D.C. Maier, and R.C. Kollmeyer, 1977, "Iceberg Deterioration", Nature,
Vol. 267, No. 5611 pp: 505-506.
Venkatesh, S., 1986, "On the Deterioration of a Grounded Iceberg," Journal of
Glaciology, Vol. 32, No. 111 pp: 161-167.
Venkatesh, S., M. El-Tahan, and P.Y. Mitten, 1985, "An Artic Iceberg Deterioration
Field Study and Model Simulations, Annals of Glaciology, Vol. 6 pp: 195-199.
Venkatesh, S., D.L. Murphy, and G.F. Wright, 1994, "On the Deterioration of Icebergs
in the Marginal Ice Zone", Atmosphere-Ocean, Vol. 32 pp: 469-484.
White, F.M., M.L. Spaulding, and L. Gominho, 1980, Theoretical Estimates of the
Various Mechanisms Involved in Iceberg Deterioration in the Open Ocean Environment,
Report CG-D-62-80, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, Groton, CT.
Iceberg Database
Anderson, I., 1993, "International Ice Patrol Iceberg Sighting Data Base 1960-1991",
Appendix D in Report of the International Ice Patrol in the North Atlantic,
Bulletin No. 79, 1993 Season, CG-188-48, Washington, DC.
Ketchen, H.G. and R.N. Hildenbrand, 1977, "Unusual Iceberg Sightings", Report of
the International Ice Patrol in the North Atlantic, 1977 Season, CG-188-32 pp:
D1-D2, Washington, DC.
Iceberg Detection
Robe, R.Q., N.C. Edwards, Jr., D.L. Murphy, N. Thayer, G.L. Hover, and M.E. Kop,
1985, Evaluation of Surface Craft and Ice Target Detection Performance by the
AN/APS-135 Side-Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR), Report No. CG-D-2-86, USCG Research
and Development Center, Groton, CT.
Rossiter, J.R., L.D. Aresenault, E.V. Guy, D.J. Lapp, and E. Wedler, 1985, BERGSEARCH '84: Assessment of Airborne Imaging Radars for the Detection of
Icebergs, Environmental Studies Revolution Funds Project, CANPOLAR
Consultants, Ltd., Toronto, Ontario.
Oceanography of IIP OPAREA
Soule, F.M., 1964, "The Normal Topography of the Labrador Current and its Environs
in the Vicinity of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland during the Iceberg Season", Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution, Ref No. 64-36.
International Ice Patrol Operations
In 1994-5 the U.S. Coast Guard undertook a detailed analysis of all aspects of the
International Ice Patrol operation. This study resulted in several reports which may
be obtained from the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center
(see below for address).
| AUTHOR(S) |
TITLE |
REPORT NO. |
| Robert L. Armacost, Richard F. Jacob, Ronald C. Kollmeyer, and Albert D. Super |
Analysis of Current Operations of the International Ice Patrol |
CG-D-20-95 |
| Robert L. Armacost |
Identication of Alternatives for Phase II Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis |
CG-D-21-95 |
| Robert L. Armacost |
Probability of Detection and Classification Using USCG Surveillance |
CG-D-22-95 |
| Robert L. Armacost |
Cost Reimbursement for USCG International Ice Patrol Activities |
CG-D-23-95 |
| Robert L. Armacost |
Cost Development for USCG International Ice Patrol Activities |
CG-D-24-95 |
| Robert L. Armacost |
Evaluation of Canadian and National Ice Center Management and Surveillance Proposals |
CG-D-25-95 |
| Robert L. Armacost |
Evaluation of Canadian and National Ice Center Management and Surveillance Proposals |
CG-D-25-95 |
| Robert L. Armacost |
Evaluation of Canadian and National Ice Center Management and Surveillance Proposals |
CG-D-25-95 |
| Robert L. Armacost |
Analysis of the IIP Iceberg Deterioration Model |
CG-D-25-95 |
| Robert L. Armacost |
Analysis of the IIP Iceberg Drift Model |
CG-D-27-95 |
| Robert L. Armacost |
Survey of Iceberg Sensing by Satellite Imagery |
CG-D-28-95 |
| Robert L. Armacost |
Evaluation of Airborne SLAR/FLAR Capability |
CG-D-29-95 |
| Robert L. Armacost and Julia Pet-Edwards |
Risk Management Model of IIP Operations |
CG-D-30-95 |
| Robert L. Armacost |
Analysis of IIP Data Processing Requirements |
CG-D-31-95 |
| Clark W. Pritchett |
Economic Value of the International Ice Patrol |
CG-D-14-97 |
U.S.Coast Guard
Reasearch and Developement Center
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