Propagation and Directional Scattering of Ocean Waves in the Marginal Ice Zone and Neighboring Seas

Abstract

This project is designed to better understand the sea state and boundary layer physics of the emerging Arctic Ocean, by addressing aspects of the first three points in the ONR DRI on Sea State Boundary Layer Physics of the Emerging Arctic, i.e. 1. Identify and parameterize factors affecting the spatial and temporal variability of sea state, and improve forecasting of waves on the open ocean and in the marginal ice zone; 2. Develop an improved theory of wave attenuation/scattering in the MIZ sea ice cover; 3. Use wave scattering theory directly in an integrated Arctic system model, and include ice floe bending and fracture, for use in Arctic system models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1013718

Entities

People

  • William Perrie

Organizations

  • Bedford Institute of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Attenuation
  • Beaufort Sea
  • Boundary Layer
  • Dissipation
  • Elastic Scattering
  • Energy
  • Ice
  • Marginal Ice Zones
  • Ocean Waves
  • Oceans
  • Remote Sensing
  • Scattering
  • Simulations
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Topography
  • Wave Power

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Polar and Arctic Studies