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24 May 2022
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| 24 May 2022
A probabilistic seabed–ice keel interaction model
Service Météorologique Canadien, Environnement et Changement Climatique Canada, 2121 route Transcanadienne, Dorval QC, Canada
Dany Dumont
Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski QC, Canada
Jean-François Lemieux
Recherche en Prévision Numérique
Environnementale/Environnement et Changement Climatique Canada, 2121 route Transcanadienne, Dorval QC, Canada
Elie Dumas-Lefebvre
Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski QC, Canada
Alain Caya
Recherche en assimilation de données et météorologie satellitaire, Environnement et Changement Climatique Canada, 2121 route Transcanadienne, Dorval QC, Canada
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Short summary
In some shallow seas, grounded ice ridges contribute to stabilizing and maintaining a landfast ice cover. A scheme has already proposed where the keel thickness varies linearly with the mean thickness. Here, we extend the approach by taking into account the ice thickness and bathymetry distributions. The probabilistic approach shows a reasonably good agreement with observations and previous grounding scheme while potentially offering more physical insights into the formation of landfast ice.
In some shallow seas, grounded ice ridges contribute to stabilizing and maintaining a landfast...
