Articles | Volume 16, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2325-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2325-2022
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16 Jun 2022
Research article |  | 16 Jun 2022

Altimetric observation of wave attenuation through the Antarctic marginal ice zone using ICESat-2

Jill Brouwer, Alexander D. Fraser, Damian J. Murphy, Pat Wongpan, Alberto Alberello, Alison Kohout, Christopher Horvat, Simon Wotherspoon, Robert A. Massom, Jessica Cartwright, and Guy D. Williams

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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.