International Ice Patrol 

 2004 Annual Report 



Contents 



List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 2 



Introduction 4 



Summary of Operations 5 



Iceberg Reconnaissance & Oceanographic Operations 9 



Ice and Environmental Conditions 13 



Monthly Sea Ice Charts 23 



Biweekly Iceberg Charts 29 



Acknowledgements 38 



Appendix A: Nations Currently Supporting International Ice Patrol 39 



Appendix B: Ship Reports 40 



Appendix C: Iceberg Demolition Experiments 44 



Appendix D: Iceberg Reconnaissance Using ENVISAT 51 



Appendix E: Iceberg Deterioration Estimates: A Model Comparison 57 



Ordering Past IIP Annual Reports from NTIS Back Cover 



Cover photograph: Iceberg destruction using thermite. June 1960. 



