ALL-WEATHER ICE INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR ALASKAN ARCTIC COASTAL SHIPPING

The paper describes an all-weather, near real-time ice information system designed to aid arctic coast shipping along the Alaskan North slope during August and September, 1976. The system utilizes an x-band "side looking airborne radar" (slar) mounted aboard a U.S. Coast Guard "HC-130B" aircraft. The requirements that an ice information system must meet are then summarized.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Conference, Houston, Texas, May 2-5, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  Offshore Technology Conference

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• Authors:
  • Gedney, R T
  • Jirberg, R J
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ice; Information systems; Shipping; Side looking radar
• Geographic Terms: Arctic Regions
• Old TRIS Terms: Arctic shipping; Ice information systems
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170685
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ship Research Institute of Norway
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper 3003, Vol 4 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 12 1978 12:00AM