Manual of Ice (MANICE)

 

MANICE book jacket

MANICE is the Manual of Standard Procedures for Observing and Reporting Ice Conditions.

MANICE is the authoritative document for observing all forms of ice:

  • Sea Ice,
  • Lake and River Ice, and
  • Ice of Land Origin

The most recent version of MANICE (date of revision: June 2005) contains the following sections:

Introduction
Table of Content

Chapter 1: General Terminology
Chapter 2: Ice observations
Chapter 3: Observed Ice charts
Chapter 4: Iceberg Messages
Chapter 5: Ice Analysis Charts
Chapter 6: Ice Thickness Measurements and Reports

Conversion Table
Key to Ice Symbols

Available Formats:

PDF; 7.0 MB / Print $38.00 (Sold-out) / CD-ROM $15.00

The CD-ROM copy of MANICE can be ordered through the Contact the Ice Service form.