International Ice Patrol ^^0^.^ 



iternaiionai ice ratroi ^^qOJ 

 2005 Annual Report^^V^ 



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Contents 



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List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 2 



Introduction 3 



Summary of Operations 4 



Iceberg Reconnaissance and Oceanographic Operations 8 



Ice and Environmental Conditions 13 



Monthly Sea-Ice Charts 24 



Biweekly Iceberg Charts 31 



Acknowledgements 42 



Appendix A: Nations Currently Supporting International Ice Patrol 43 



Appendix B: Reporting Sources 44 



Appendix C: Implications of a Light Ice Season 46 



Appendix D: APN-241 Radar-Detection Experiment 55 



Ordering Past IIP Annual Reports from NTIS Back Cover 



Cover photograph: CGI 503 patrols north of St. John's, Newfoundland, on IRD 4. 





