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Iceberg C-19E Calves From C-19A |
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National Ice Center, Washington, DC USA
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Last Update:
March 16, 2009
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| March 13, 2009, Washington, DC—On March 10, 2009, the National Ice Center (NIC) analyzed iceberg C-19A (Figure 1) calving a new iceberg that meets the criteria for naming and tracking by the NIC. The new iceberg has been named C-19E. C-19E measures 10 nautical miles on its longest axis and 1 nautical mile on its widest axis. The original, larger piece has retained its name, C-19A, and measures 16 nautical miles on its longest axis and 4 nautical miles on it widest axis. Aerographer’s Mate Third Class Shawn Mulholland located C-19E using MODIS imagery shown below. Iceberg names are derived from the Antarctic quadrant in which they were originally sighted. The quadrants are divided counter-clockwise in the following manner: When first sighted, an iceberg’s point of origin is documented by the NIC. The letter of the quadrant, along with a sequential number, is assigned to the iceberg. For example, C-19 is sequentially the 19th iceberg tracked by the NIC in Antarctica between 180-90E (Quadrant C). The National Ice Center is a tri-agency operational center represented by the United States Navy (Department of Defense), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Department of Commerce), and the United States Coast Guard (Department of Homeland Security). The National Ice Center mission is to provide the highest quality strategic and tactical ice services tailored to meet the operational requirements of U.S. national interests and to provide specialized meteorological and oceanographic services to United States government agencies. For more information, please contact: |
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