Earth  ID: 2949

International Ice Patrol's 2003 Seasonal Iceberg Data

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi Released on May 19, 2004
The International Ice Patrol (IIP) continuously gathers iceberg sightings and compiles them into an annual database, effectively tracking the location of numerous North Atlantic icebergs. Since these icebergs intersect major shipping lanes tracking them is essential for ocean travel safety. This animation not only tracks the speed and distance travelled of individual icebergs, but symbolically distinguishes their relative sizes by keeping growlers, bergy bits, and small icebergs small, while bigger icebergs are sized larger. Disclaimer: The size of icebergs depicted are relative to one another, but not true to scale. Had they been true to scale, most would not be visible from this distance.
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Animation depicting the 2003 iceberg flow in the North Atlantic off the coast of Maine.
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An example snapshot of the 2003 North Atlantic Icebergs.

Visualization Credits

Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Fred J. Gunther (CSC): Scientist
Walt Meier (NSIDC): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Data Used:
Seasonal Iceberg Locations
Database - International Ice Patrol (IIP) - 2003/02/20 - 2003/07/15
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This item is part of this series:
Cryosphere 2003

Keywords:
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Hydrosphere
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Cryosphere >> Glaciers/Ice Sheets >> Icebergs
GCMD >> Location >> Maine
SVS >> For Educators
SVS >> Ice Floes
SVS >> Oceans >> Atlantic
SVS >> Hydrosphere >> Ice
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0