How do we know what happens over the lifetime of an iceberg? By placing a GPS tag, in this case named Juliette, on an iceberg, we can get a rare glimpse into its journey – and a chance to improve forecasts of iceberg trajectories. That’s important in a warming Arctic, and where shipping and tourism are predicted to increase.
NERSC have covered the recent iceberg tagging campaign in the ACCIBERG project on their website.
The long shadows of the SEDNA Expeditions team can be seen on the edge of the iceberg (left) as they go to place the GPS tag named Juliette on an iceberg in Melville Bay