Ice and Environmental Conditions 



Introduction 



In 2002, icebergs returned in large 

 numbers to the vicinity of the Grand Banks 

 of Newfoundland (Figure 17), with an 

 estimated 877 icebergs passing south of 

 48°N. This section describes progression 

 of the 2002 ice season and the 

 environmental conditions it accompanied. 



The IIP ice year extends from 

 October through September. The following 

 month by month narrative of its progress 

 begins as sea ice began forming along the 

 Labrador coast in early December 2001, 

 and concludes in late July 2002 as the 

 southern extent of the ice edge moved 

 north as the last of the sea ice departed 



the Labrador coast. The narrative draws 

 from several sources, including the 

 Seasonal Summary for Eastern Canadian 

 Waters, Winter 2001-2002 (Canadian Ice 

 Service, 2002); sea ice analyses provided 

 by the Canadian Ice Service and the 

 National Ice Center; and the Integrated 

 Global Ocean Services System Products 

 sea surface temperature anomaly (Climate 

 Data Library, International Research 

 Institute for climate prediction at Lamont- 

 Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia 

 University); and, finally, summaries of the 

 iceberg data collected by Ice Patrol and 

 CIS. Pages 33 to 43 document the Limits 

 of All Known Ice twice a month for the 

 duration of the season. 



Comparing the 2001-2002 sea ice 



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