Manice - Chapter 3
Observed Ice Charts
- Preparation of Ice Charts
- Dissemination of Aerial Ice Charts
- Dissemination of Shipboard Ice Charts
- The Egg Code
- Symbols Used on Ice Charts
- Supplementary Procedures for Indicating Total Concentration
- Colour Coding Ice Charts
- Examples of the Use of the Egg Code
- Examples of Ice Charts
This chapter deals with basic procedures for preparing and transmitting ice charts. Ice charts are of importance to icebreaker captains, commercial shipping interests and fishing vessels to assist them in finding the easiest passage through the ice or to avoid the ice when feasible to do so. The data on thechart is of vital importance to ice forecasters, serving as the basis for:
- ice hazard warnings
- preparation of daily ice analysis chart
- short- and long-range ice forecasts and seasonal outlooks
- preparation of regional ice charts
