Sea Ice Documents

Below is a list of relevant sea ice documents that provide information on nomenclature, data formats, and reporting codes.

JCOMM, 2012, Electronic Chart Systems Ice Objects Catalogue, version 5.1 (draft). [PDF]

WMO, 2010, Sea-Ice Information Services in the World, WMO-No.574. [PDF]

WMO, 2010, SIGRID-3: A vector archive format for sea ice charts, JCOMM-TR-23, WMO/TD-NO.1214. [PDF]

WMO, 2004, Sea-Ice Nomenclature, Volume II - Illustrated Glossary, WMO-No.259. Electronic version is available at http://www.aari.ru/gdsidb/XML/wmo_259.php. [PDF]

Miscellaneous

The origin of the word "cryosphere" and the beginning of cryospheric science: Barry, R., J. Jania, and K. Birkenmajer, 2011, A. B. Dobrowolski – the first cryospheric scientist – and the subsequent development of cryospheric science, Hist. Geo Space Sci., 2, 75–79, doi:10.5194/hgss-2-75-2011. [PDF]