Wave-ice interactions in the marginal ice zone. Part 2: Numerical implementation and sensitivity studies along 1D transects of the ocean surface

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 92-101

  Williams, Timothy D ^a   Bennetts, Luke G ^b   Squire, Vernon A ^c   Dumont, Dany ^d   Bertino, Laurent ^a,e  

^a NANSEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND REMOTE SENSING CENTER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^e BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Floe size distribution; Ice breakage; Marginal ice zone; Wave attenuation; Wave ice interactions

Indexed keywords

MARGINAL ICE ZONE; NUMERICAL IMPLEMENTATION; OCEAN SURFACE WAVES; SEMI-ANALYTICAL METHODS; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS; WAVE ATTENUATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; SEA ICE; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

DISPERSION (WAVES);

ICE BREAKUP; MARGINAL ICE ZONE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN WAVE; SEA ICE; SEA SURFACE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WAVE ATTENUATION; WAVE-ICE INTERACTION;

EID: 84885470719     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2013.05.011     Document Type: Article

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