Langmuir turbulence in the Arctic Ocean: insights from a coupled sea ice–wave model

Tavri, Aikaterini; Horvat, Chris; Pearson, Brodie; Boutin, Guillaume; Hansen, Anne; Lee, Ara

doi:10.5194/tc-20-3073-2026

Articles | Volume 20, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3073-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3073-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 5

Research article

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28 May 2026

Research article |

| 28 May 2026

Langmuir turbulence in the Arctic Ocean: insights from a coupled sea ice–wave model

Aikaterini Tavri, Chris Horvat, Brodie Pearson, Guillaume Boutin, Anne Hansen, and Ara Lee

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3073-2026-supplement

Data sets

Langmuir Turbulence in the Arctic Ocean: Insights From a Coupled Sea Ice –Wave Model Aikaterini Tavri et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17372007

Langmuir Turbulence in the Arctic Ocean: Insights From a Coupled Sea Ice -Wave Model Aikaterini Tavri et al. https://doi.org/10.18739/A26W96B9Q

Model code and software

atavri/Langmuir_turbulence_Arctic: Langmuir turbulence in the Arctic Ocean: insights from a coupled sea ice–wave model -DOI (Version figure2) Aikaterini Tavri https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20186548

Short summary

In the Arctic, declining sea ice allows waves to penetrate farther into ice-covered regions, altering ocean–atmosphere exchanges of heat and momentum. Wave–wind interactions can enhance upper-ocean mixing and influence heat storage, but this process is poorly understood in sea ice. Using a coupled wave–sea ice model, we show that such mixing is intermittent and localized, yet likely to become more important as Arctic sea ice continues to decline.