Sea Ice Downstream Services for Arctic and Antarctic Users and Stakeholders

Iceberg detection and forecasting in the Antarctica

Figure 1 shows an example of iceberg detection in the Atlantic South Ocean in November 2010. In this project, Iceberg detection is based on a combination of Jason-1 and -2 altimeter and Envisat (detections below 66°S not shown). Drift of SAR-detected icebergs is predicted using the global ocean prediction model provided by the MyOcean Marine Core Service (http://www.myocean.eu/). The SIDARUS service was developed to support the Vendée-Globe challenge race  (http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/).

Figure 1:

Iceberg detection and forecasting in the Antarctica.

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