Book Description

Provides recommendations for the establishment of a network for the purpose of monitoring the recurrence rates of iceberg/seabed interactions on the eastern Canadian continental shelf. The network is based on a detailed analysis of predicted iceberg grounding densities, generated by a computer model, combined with available information on existing iceberg scours, observed and interpreted groundings and scours, seabed geological conditions, and existing geophysical data. The network recommended covers a variety of water depths and surficial geological conditions over a broad geographic range, ensuring that the results will be applicable to many other areas on the shelf. The size and orientation of each control area or corridor, the geophysical instruments to be used, the survey techniques, and the recommended intervals between surveys are specified and are designed to ensure optimum probability of successful, complete, and reproducible data collection.