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07 Sep 2017
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Wave–ice interactions in the neXtSIM sea-ice model
Timothy D. Williams
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Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Thormøhlensgate 47, N5006, Bergen, Norway and the Bjerknes Center for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
Pierre Rampal
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Thormøhlensgate 47, N5006, Bergen, Norway and the Bjerknes Center for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
Sylvain Bouillon
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Thormøhlensgate 47, N5006, Bergen, Norway and the Bjerknes Center for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
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As the Arctic sea ice extent drops, more ship traffic seeks to take advantage of this, and a need for better wave and sea ice forecasts arises. One aspect of this is the location of the sea ice edge. The waves here can be quite large, but they die away as they travel into the ice. This causes momentum to be transferred from the waves to the ice, causing ice drift. However, our study found that the effect of the wind drag had more impact on the ice edge position than the waves.
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