WMO Egg Code

This information has been excerpted from:
Environment Canada. 1992. MANIS, Manual of Ice Services. Atmospheric Environment Service. (1)A.3.1.


The basic data concerning concentrations, stages of development (age), and form, (floe size) of ice are contained in a simple oval form. A maximum of three ice types are described within the oval. This oval, and the coding within it, are referred to as the "Egg Code".

Egg Code Graphic

Egg Code Key