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| What is the mission of the Naval Ice Center (NIC)? |
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Definition
| Provide the highest quality, timely, accurately and relevant snow/ice products and services to meet strategical, operational and tactical requirements of the U.S. interests across the global AOR. |
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| Name the AORs for the NIC. |
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-Antarctic pole ward of 60S
-Arctic Sea Ice Covered reigons in the norther hemisphere
-Chesapeake/Delaware
-Great Lakes |
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| Who are the NICs primary customers? |
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Definition
-Dept of Homeland Security (DHS)
-National Science Foundation (NSF)
-Dept of Defense (DOD)
-Dept of Commerce (DOC) |
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| What organization does the NIC fall under? |
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| National Oceanographic Office |
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| Explain the role of NIC within the METOC community. |
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Definition
| Provide the highest quality, timely, accurately and relevant snow/ice products and services to meet strategical, operational and tactical requirements of the U.S. interests across the global AOR. |
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| What are the Primary Products produced by the NIC? |
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Definition
-Ice Analysis
-Special Arctic Oceanographic Synopsis (SPAROS)
-SUBFOR
-Fractures Leads and Polynyas (FLAP)
-Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ)
-NSIDC
-Notice to Mariners |
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| Any break/rupture through very colsly compacted ice. |
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| Large fractures within an expanse of sea ice, defining an area that can be used for navigation purposes. |
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| What are the primary image types used for chart analysis? |
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Definition
Signed Aperture Radar (SAR)-remote sensing images of meteorological events.
Infer Red (IR)-reads temp contrast
Visibility-what is seen |
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| Name the forecasting tools used by the NIC. |
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Definition
-Surface pressure
-Winds page 40 of 48
-Temp
-Drift vectors
-Thickness
-History |
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| What information is combined with the WMO EGG Code? |
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Definition
-Total concentration
-Partial concentration
-Stage of development
-Floe Size/characteristics |
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| Who is the primary source for tracking all icebergs in the northern hemisphere? |
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| Who is the primary source for tracking all icebergs in the southern hemisphere? |
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| Who are the three primary foreign agencies that produce ice charts? |
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Definition
-Canadian Ice Service (CIS)
-Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)
-Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) |
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| When was the NIC established? |
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Definition
| In 1995 when the USCG joined the USN/NOAA joint ice center. |
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| What are the two major annual resupply evolutions that the NIC supports? |
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Definition
Thule-Operation Pacer Goose
McMurdo-Operation Deep Freeze |
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| Name the 4 major factors that effect sea ice. |
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Definition
-Latitude
-Land/sea distribution
-Ocean currents
-Winds |
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| What are the criteria for the NIC to track an iceberg? |
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Definition
-Measure at least 10nm on its longest side
-Sighting occurred in the last 30 days |
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| How small can an iceberg be and where do they come from? |
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| To be classified as an iceberg, the ice originate from galciers or an ice shelf. Height mst be 5m above sea level, with a thickness of 30-50m and area must cover 500 sqmi. |
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| How often is the iceberg database updated? |
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Definition
| It is only for the southern hemisphere and is updated weekly. NIC is the only center that names and tracks Antarctic Icebergs. |
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| Dose NIC do any Global Warming research? |
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