ICE06

Function:

Sea-Ice Statistics Software for Operations Planning in Cold Oceans.

ICE ’06 Sea-Ice Statistics Software

  • Runs on a Windows microcomputer.
  • Can be used by any professional with basic knowledge of sea-ice characteristics, and marine transport or drilling operations.
  • This includes Canadian Ice Service and US National Ice Center data sets.
  • Comes with 1 free hour of remote training and troubleshooting support.
  • Annual data upgrades.
  • Software upgrades – bundled with annual data upgrades at no additional cost.
  • Can be customized by CANATEC for specific applications (e.g. compliance analysis with insurance company or national regulations, or display other national ice databases).
  • A unique analytical and planning tool, available since 1998 used by major petroleum companies and regulatory agencies.

“Using your program saved us several million dollars! We thought we would have to winterize the drillship, but your program showed us right away we could expect a 60 day open water period.  As indicated by the software, we were able to drill the hole and return the drillship, so did not have to pay for overwintering.” - Research Manager for drilling firm in the Beaufort Sea.

ICE ’06 is an important tool for those working in:

  • The Arctic.
  • Petroleum exploration and drilling.
  • Marine transport.
  • Mining and minerals exploitation.
  • Navy and coast guard operation.
  • Marine tourism.
  • Fisheries.
  • Ecosystem, climatology and geographic research.

What can ICE ’06 do for you?

  • Within minutes, allows analysis that would otherwise take days of manual data compilation.
  • Allows for exploratory planning to be carried out in-house, with complete confidentiality.
  • Rapidly clarifies the requirements to conduct more detailed analysis or new field measurements for final mission development.
  • Complements other environmental databases and planning tools (sea states, meteorology, depth etc.).
  • Lets you make the best possible plans, based on all historical data.

Analytical Outputs

  • Statistical graphs of ice conditions at any marine location above 35°N latitude and in Antarctic waters.
  • Actual and statistical weekly maps for any user-defined area.
  • Plots of ice conditions for a single point for over 35 years.
  • Statistical tables, plots, and maps showing operating season based on user-defined sea-ice limit criteria.Calculations of ice season duration probabilities from user-defined criteria and historical data records.
  • Calculation and reports of distance and ice data from user-defined navigation routes applied to historical ice maps.

Sample Displays

Median ice concentration for a given week.

Graphic of operating seasons and interruptions.

Source Data

  • Based primarily on optical and radar satellite imagery.
  • In sea-ice gridded (SIGRID) format standard of the World Meteorological Organization, approximately 15 x 15 nautical mile grid size.
  • Describe conditions at weekly intervals.
  • Indicate areal concentration and thickness of the 3 most important ice types found in each grid.

Arctic Data Sets:

  • U.S. National Ice Center 1972-2009, all oceans covered above 35°N latitude.
  • Canadian Ice Service 1968-2009, Canadian territorial and economic waters.
  • Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, 1968-1994, Russian territorial and economic waters.

Antarctic Data Set:

  • U.S. National Ice Center 1972-1994, Antarctic circumpolar waters.

Canatec Associates International Ltd.

Canatec’s team of sea-ice consulting specialists provides expert advice on sea-ice in cold frontier areas worldwide. Whether the region is the Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Caspian Sea, Gulf of St. Lawrence or Barents Sea, we are there with turnkey services for offshore resource companies, engineering firms and public agencies.

We offer sea-ice research and consulting, sea ice monitoring and forecasting, processing and interpretation of satellite imagery and sea-ice engineering support, as well as our ice statistics software to meet the challenges facing operations in ice infested frontier marine regions.

Canatec’s professionals can work independently on R&D and planning projects or provide you with operational support in the field. Canatec operated as Canatec Consultants Ltd from 1988 to 2001 and as Canatec Associates Ltd since 2001.

Purchasing ICE 06

Contact Svetlana Machurina at  +1 403 228 0962.