IICWGIV SaintPetersburg April 7 12 2003 Russia Integrated

IICWG-IV, Saint-Petersburg, April 7 -12 2003 Russia: Integrated system for ice and hydro-meteorological support for NSR Sergey Brestkin, Head of the Ice and Hydrometeorological Information Center

List of special ice and hydrometeorological information submitted by the AARI for supporting marine operations in the Eurasian Arctic # Type of the information product Composition of the information product 1 Review ice chart Distribution of ice of different age, concentration and forms, position of large discontinuities in the ice cover, position of the landfast ice boundaries 2 Detailed ice charts on the prescribed local regions of marine operations Distribution of ice of different age, concentration and forms, position of large discontinuities in the ice cover, position of the landfast ice boundaries 3 Ice edge location in the Arctic and icecovered seas Ice edge coordinates 4 Background meteorological forecast for the polar areas of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 1 -6 months in advance Mean monthly air pressure fields, mean monthly temperature fields, prevailing air flows and their deviations from the multiyear average 5 Background forecast of ice conditions in the Arctic and ice-covered seas 1 -6 months in advance Type of ice conditions (easy, average, heavy), ice area and ice edge position by months 6 Meteorological forecast up to 1 -2 months in advance with detailing by the uniform circulation periods (UCP) Average charts of air pressure, temperature and prevailing air flows for a month and for each UCP 7 Forecast of spring ice phenomena up to 1 -2 months in advance Dates of landfast ice breakup, dates of sea area ice clearance 8 Forecast of autumn ice phenomena up to 1 -2 months in advance Dates of stable ice formation and achievement of ice thickness of 20 -25 cm

9 Forecast of spring ice phenomena in the mouth areas of Siberian Rivers up to 1 -2 months in advance Dates of ice breakup and clearance in the mouth areas of rivers 10 Forecast of autumn ice phenomena in the mouth areas of navigable Siberian Rivers up to 1 -2 months in advance Dates of stable ice formation and establishment of landfast ice 11 Navigation recommendations up to 1 -2 months in advance Dates of the start and end of unescorted navigation, scenario of marine operations 12 Forecast of the development of mouth polynyas in the estuaries of navigable Siberian rivers up to 15 days in advance Ice edge position for the given date 13 Meteorological forecast up to 5 days in advance for the given local areas of marine operations Wind speed and direction, maximum and minimum air temperature, atmospheric phenomena that deteriorate visibility and visibility range 14 Forecast of sea level up to 5 days in advance at the limiting segments of navigable routes Level values (level change) at the limiting segments of navigable routes 15 Forecast of ice distribution up to 5 days in advance Distribution of ice concentration and age, characteristics of flaw polynyas 16 Forecast of the ice edge position up to 5 days in advance Ice edge position 17 Forecast of the ice drift up to 5 days in advance Ice drift field 18 Forecast of compacting and diverging in the ice cover up to 5 days in advance Position of the zones of compacting and diverging in the ice cover

19 Forecast of discontinuities in the ice cover up to 5 days in advance Orientation, position of the zones of formation and/or closure of discontinuities in the ice cover 20 Forecast of sea wave up to 5 days in advance Height of total wave of 5% (3%) probability and direction of wave propagation 21 Navigation recommendations up to 5 days in advance Optimal navigation variants, transit time at standard and optimal routes 22 Reference information on the parameters of ice and hydrometeorological conditions observed in the given local area at the prescribed moment of time Values and statistical characteristics of ice and hydrometeorological conditions 23 Synoptic weather charts Fields of actual and prognostic values of atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction, air temperature and humidity

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Combined TV and IR image

Combined TV and IR image

EXAMPLE OF RADARSAT SATELLITE IMAGE ANALISIS

ICE CHART IN ECDIS

Review ice chart 1 a. Ice chart for 06 -11. 2001 1 b. Ice chart for 12. 10. 2000 • Distribution of ice of different age, • concentration and forms, • position of large discontinuities in the ice cover, • position of the landfast ice boundaries [content] [<<] [>>]

Detailed ice charts on the prescribed local regions of marine operations 2 a. Pechora Sea • Distribution of ice of different age, • concentration and forms, • position of large discontinuities in the ice cover, • position of the landfast ice boundaries [content] [<<] [>>]

Northern Sea Route. 8 -11. 04. 2001 [content] [<<] [>>]

Forecast of ice distribution up to 5 days in advance • Distribution of ice concentration and stages of development, • ice motion, • characteristics of polynyas, • etc. Sample ice chart: actual (upper) and forecasted (lower) ice conditions for the Kara Sea 06. 12. 1985 [content] [<<] [>>]

Forecast of ice drift up to 5 days in advance Forecast of daily ice drift for 10 -11. 2001 in the Arctic Ocean [content] [<<] [>>]

Forecast of the ice edge position up to 5 days in advance • Ice edge and ice massif position Forecast of ice edge and ice massif positions for 11. 09. 2001 for the Kara Sea [content] [<<] [>>]

Forecast of compacting and diverging in the ice cover up to 5 days in advance • Position of the zones of compacting and diverging in the ice cover Forecast of compacting and diverging for 12 GMT 30. 01. 2000 for the Arctic Ocean [content] [<<] [>>]

Forecast of mean ice drift (left) and compacting for 02 -02. 2001 for the Pechora Sea [content] [<<] [>>]

Forecast of discontinuities in the ice cover up to 5 days in advance • Orientation, position of the zones of formation and/or closure of discontinuities in the ice cover Forecast of discontinuities in the Arctic Ocean for 7 -12. 11. 2001 [content] [<<] [>>]

Forecast of sea level up to 5 days in advance at the limiting segments of navigable routes • Level values (level change) at the limiting segments of navigable routes Sea level variations for Shaitanskii shoal (station Sopochnaya Karga - Enisey river estuary) in August 1997 (1 – factual, 2, 3 – forecast) [content] [<<] [>>]

Forecast of sea wave up to 5 • days in advance Height of total wave of 5% (3%) probability and direction of wave propagation 9 a. Forecast of sea waves for 12 GMT 06. 10. 2001, Eastern Arctic [content] [<<] [>>]

Forecast of sea waves and wind direction for 0 GMT 12. 10. 2001, Barents Sea [content] [<<] [>>]