Articles | Volume 16, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2325-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2325-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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16 Jun 2022
Research article |
| 16 Jun 2022
| 16 Jun 2022
Altimetric observation of wave attenuation through the Antarctic marginal ice zone using ICESat-2
Jill Brouwer
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Alexander D. Fraser
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Damian J. Murphy
Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Australia
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Pat Wongpan
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Alberto Alberello
School of Mathematics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
Alison Kohout
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Ōtautahi / Christchurch, New Zealand
Christopher Horvat
Department of Earth Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
now at: Department of Physics, The University of Auckland, Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland, New Zealand
Simon Wotherspoon
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Robert A. Massom
Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Australia
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Jessica Cartwright
Spire Global, Inc., Glasgow, United Kingdom
Guy D. Williams
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Data sets
JARE61 Waves in Ice Observations Alison Kohout, Guy Williams, and Pat Wongpan https://doi.org/10.17632/22hpw2xn3x.1
Short summary
The marginal ice zone is the region where ocean waves interact with sea ice. Although this important region influences many sea ice, ocean and biological processes, it has been difficult to accurately measure on a large scale from satellite instruments. We present new techniques for measuring wave attenuation using the NASA ICESat-2 laser altimeter. By measuring how waves attenuate within the sea ice, we show that the marginal ice zone may be far wider than previously realised.
The marginal ice zone is the region where ocean waves interact with sea ice. Although this...
