International Ice Patrol 

 2006 Annual Report 



Contents 



List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 2 



Introduction 3 



Summary of Operations 4 



Iceberg Reconnaissance and Oceanographic Operations 8 



Ice and Environmental Conditions 12 



Monthly Sea-Ice Charts 26 



Biweekly Iceberg Charts 33 



Acknowledgements 44 



Appendix A: Nations Supporting Ice Patrol 45 



Appendix B: Sources of Ship Reports 46 



Appendix C: IIP Iceberg Size Classification 48 



Appendix D: IIP/CIS Iceberg Database Synchronization 53 



Appendix E: North American Ice Service 59 



Ordering Past IIP Annual Reports from NTIS inside back cover 



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5 - § IIP operations in the years since 1946. The 2006 ice season marked the 60 th anniversary of Ice Patrol utilizing 



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