| Abstract | Icebergs are a significant hazard for shipping and other operations conducted off Canada's east coast, such as oil drilling. Iceberg sightings have been made for almost 400 years. Currently, iceberg sightings are carried out by the International Ice Patrol, the Canadian Ice Service, and the offshore oil industry. Over the past seven years, a database has been developed which contains these sighting data. The paper describes the database and a summary of the data. Efforts are currently underway to expand the database with flight track information to increase the utility of the database by enabling iceberg spatial densities to be calculated, as it is not feasible to perform continuous sampling of the vast areas of interest. Sample results are presented. |
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