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The CIS is the leading authority for information about ice in Canada's navigable waters. [1] Ice affects marine transportation in Canada's heartland as well as in the North, commercial fishing, offshore resource development, the hunting and fishing patterns of aboriginal peoples, tourism and recreation, and local weather patterns and long-term ...
The International Ice Charting Working Group (IICWG) was formed in October 1999 to promote cooperation between the world's ice centers on all matters concerning sea ice and icebergs. [ 1 ] Member Organizations
Canadian Meteorological Centre; Environment and Climate Change Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Ice Service; United States: National Center for Atmospheric Research NCAR; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. National Severe Storms Laboratory; National Climatic Data Center; National Weather Service
Ice navigation occurs wherever a waterborne vessel transits through sea ice.One of the more common regions for ice navigation is the Baltic Sea, where vessels visiting the Baltic States will make their way through first year ice in the winter months, often with an icebreaker, or with ice reports, charts and data provided by meteorological offices.
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The National Ice Center named the new iceberg, the Petermann Ice Island (2010) [13] to differentiate it from a similar calving event two years earlier which produced Petermann Ice Island (2008). That island was tracked by the Canadian Ice Service for over a year as it travelled out into Nares Strait and south through Baffin Bay before losing ...
The Amadjuak Ice Divide on the Hall Peninsula, where Iqaluit sits created a north flow into Cumberland Sound and a south flow into the Hudson Strait. A secondary Hall Ice Divide formed a link to a local ice cap on the Hall Peninsula. The current ice caps on Baffin Island are thought to be a remnant from this time period, but it was not a part ...
The ice shelf broke off from the coast on August 13, 2005, forming a giant ice island 37 m (121 ft) thick and measuring around 14 by 5 km (8.7 by 3.1 mi) in size (approximately 55 km 2 (21 sq mi) in area or 2.6 km 3 (0.62 cu mi) in volume). The oldest ice in the ice shelf is believed to be over 3,000 years old.