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08 Nov 2019
Research article |
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| 08 Nov 2019
Wave energy attenuation in fields of colliding ice floes – Part 1: Discrete-element modelling of dissipation due to ice–water drag
Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
Sukun Cheng
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Bergen, Norway
Hayley H. Shen
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA
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Short summary
Sea ice interactions with waves are extensively studied in recent years, but mechanisms leading to wave energy attenuation in sea ice remain poorly understood. Close to the ice edge, processes contributing to dissipation include collisions between ice floes and turbulence generated under the ice due to velocity differences between ice and water. This paper analyses details of those processes both theoretically and by means of a numerical model.
Sea ice interactions with waves are extensively studied in recent years, but mechanisms leading...
