International Ice Patrol Iceberg Drift Tracks, Version 1

The International Ice Patrol (IIP) tracks, plots, and predicts iceberg positions in the North Atlantic Ocean. The IIP area of responsibility is 40 to 52 degrees North, 39 to 57 degrees West. During several years (1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, and 1989) individual icebergs were tagged with buoys developed by the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center. The motion of the icebergs bearing the USCG buoys were then tracked via satellite. Observation periods range from one week to two years depending on the buoy. The data are stored in the National Oceanographic Data Center format for drifting buoys (format number 156).

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Maintainer Earthdata Forum
Last Updated March 23, 2026, 20:55 (UTC)
Created April 1, 2025, 16:42 (UTC)
accessLevel public
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identifier 10.7265/N52Z13FD
license https://www.usa.gov/government-works
modified 2026-03-16T22:16:01Z
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temporal 1977-02-25/1989-07-24
theme {"Earth Science"}