http://www.uscg-iip.org/General/icebergs.shtml
Since Earth monitoring satellites were launched in the late 1970s, the number of icebergs drifting south of 48N has increased. Similarly, the number of hurricanes in the mid-Atlantic has also increased.
I’d like to get some grant money to understand why the presence of satellites affects hurricane and iceberg formation.
I think Judith Curry can help you with that.
I could come up with a mechanism, but I’m going to need a cut of the funding if you’re planning on testing my hypothesis. Say 20% of the $4,000,000,000 you’ll need to cobble up an eye-gougingly terrific javascript/cobol/FORTRAN “simulation” of my [redacted: awaiting payment] scenario. 🙂
Is that an ” i can not let you see it because all you want to do is find my errors thingy”?
Heavens, no. I just don’t want to be cut out of all that sweet government largess. I gots bill to pay, bro.
A bit late in commenting, but the US Coast Guard’s International Ice Patrol database no longer exists at it’s website. The link you gave does not work. It appears to have been subsumed by the National Snow & Ice Data Center (NSIDC). However, of the 1900-2009 IIP’s data you plotted only 3% or so has been derived from satellites, and these were commercial. Satellites don’t produce more icebergs.