INTRODUCTION
This webpage presents data, reports and papers on iceberg research. It has been developed by S. Bruneau for
the purposes of disseminating information to fellow researchers. Please use freely with the appropriate citation back to this source, and where
provided, the parent document.
Reference:
Dr. S. Bruneau
Prof. Civil Engineering, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada A1B 3X5
Phone: (709) 737-2119 Email: sbruneau [at] mun.ca
For more information, please refer to
Memorial University or Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.
Acknowledgements:
This work has been carried out in collaboration with Dr Greg Crocker of Ballicater Consulting Ltd.
Other contributors to this body of work include the Canadian Ice Services, Environment Canada, Memorial University Faculty of
Engineering. MITACS Inc. Accelerate Program. The support of Parks Canada Historic Properties - Signal Hill is also gratefully acknowledged.
DETERIORATION MODEL DEVELOPMENT
| ***** WORK IN PROGRESS = Iceberg deterioration MODEL development ***** |
| DATE | AUTHORSHIP | TITLE | SOURCE |
1977 | Robe, R.Q., D.C. Maier, and R.C. Kollmeyer, | Iceberg Deterioration | Nature, Vol. 267, No. 5611 pp: 505-506. |
1979-1980 | Nesh White, F. Spaulding, M. and Gominho, L. | Theoretical Estimates of the Various Mechanisms Involved in Iceberg Deterioration in the Open Ocean Environment. | Abstract only |
1980 | White, F. Spaulding, M. and Gominho, L. | Theoretical Estimates of the Various Mechanisms Involved in Iceberg Deterioration in the Open Ocean Environment. | Abstract only |
1983 | Anderson, I. (IIP) | Iceberg Deterioration Model (Report of the International Ice Patrol in the North Atlantic Bulletin No. 69) | Report CG-D-62-80, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, Groton, CT. LINK |
1983* | International Ice Patrol | Iceberg Deterioration Model (*modified from 1983 Annual Report) | LINK |
1985 | Venkatesh, S., M. El-Tahan, and P.Y. Mitten,(IIP) | An Artic Iceberg Deterioration Field Study and Model Simulations | Annals of Glaciology, Vol. 6 pp: 195-199. |
2000 | Veitch, B. and Daley, C. | Iceberg Evolution Modeling | LINK |
2004 | Barbieri, M. Stoermer, S. | Iceberg Deterioration Estimates: A model Comparison | LINK |
2005 | Kubat et al. | An Operational Iceberg Deterioration Model | LINK |
2005 | Jansen, D. Sandhager, H., Rack, W. | Model Experiments on Large tabular Iceberg Evolution: Ablation and Strain Hardening | LINK |
2008 | Bruneau S. Crocker, G. | Iceberg Flux and Climate Change | LINK |
DETERIORATION DATA PUBLICATIONS
| ***** WORK IN PROGRESS = Iceberg deterioration DATA PUBLICATIONS ***** |
| DATE | AUTHORSHIP | TITLE | SOURCE |
NA | El Tahan | NA | LINK |
1993 | Venkatech,S. Murphy, D. and Wright, G. | On the Deterioration of Icebergs in the Marginal Ice Zone | Atmosphere-Ocean, Vol. 32 pp: 469-484. LINK |
1995 | Marko | Small Icebergs and Iceberg Fragments Off Newfoundland: Relationships to Deterioration Mechanisms and the Regional Iceberg Population | LINK |
2000 | Veitch, B. and Daley, C. | Iceberg Evolution Modeling | LINK |
2004 | Bruneau S. Crocker, G. | Observation and Analysis of Iceberg Calving - June/July 2004 | LINK |
2008 | Bruneau et al. | Iceberg Calving Frequency from Field Observations | LINK |
OCEAN CLIMATE AND METEOROLOGICAL DATA
| ***** WORK IN PROGRESS = OCEAN CLIMATE and MET. DATA ***** |
| DATES | SOURCE | DESCRIPTION | DATA |
1964 | Soule, F.M. | The Normal Topography of the Labrador Current and its Environs in the Vicinity of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland during the Iceberg Season | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Ref No. 64-36. |
1980-2009 | Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ocean and Ecosystem Science | Newfoundland Shelf Climatology | LINK |
1997-2009 | Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ocean and Ecosystem Science | Avalon Channel CTD Monthly PLOTS | LINK |
1997-2009 | Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ocean and Ecosystem Science | Avalon Channel CTD Monthly PROFILES | LINK |
na | Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ocean and Ecosystem Science | Surface Temp |  |
na | Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ocean and Ecosystem Science | Bottom Temp |  |
na | Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ocean and Ecosystem Science | Surface Salinity |  |
na | Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ocean and Ecosystem Science | Bottom Salinity |  |
1946-2009 | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Sea Temp, Station 27 (St. John's) | LINK |
n/a | Colbourne, B. and Fitzpatrick, C. | Oceanography of Station 27 (St. John's) | LINK |
n/a | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Wave Data, East Coast | LINK |
DETERIORATION RAW DATA COLLECTION
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