POAC 09 - Bedford Institute of Oceanography
POAC 09 - Bedford Institute of Oceanography
POAC 09 - Bedford Institute of Oceanography
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Fig. 6. Trajectories <strong>of</strong> ice beacons deployed on ice island between 15 Sept and 18 Nov 2008. The<br />
blue line represents the Argos ice beacon and the red line represents the Iridium GPS beacon.<br />
Fig. 7. Six-hourly wind velocity at 75°N, 82.5°W (top panel), and velocity <strong>of</strong> ice island (bottom<br />
panel).<br />
Plots <strong>of</strong> the latitude and longitude show that ice island stopped suddenly on day 266 and<br />
remained stationary for about 1 day (22-23 Sept), suggesting it grounded (Fig. 8). The GPS data