Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2901-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2901-2019
Research article
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08 Nov 2019
Research article |  | 08 Nov 2019

Wave energy attenuation in fields of colliding ice floes – Part 2: A laboratory case study

Agnieszka Herman, Sukun Cheng, and Hayley H. Shen

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Sea ice interactions with waves are extensively studied in recent years, but mechanisms leading to wave energy attenuation in sea ice remain poorly understood. One of the reasons limiting progress in modelling is a lack of observational data for model validation. The paper presents an analysis of laboratory observations of waves propagating in colliding ice floes. We show that wave attenuation is sensitive to floe size and wave period. A numerical model is calibrated to reproduce this behaviour.