Wave-Ice interaction in the Marginal Ice Zone: Toward a Wave-Ocean-Ice Coupled Modeling System

Abstract

Our main objective is to improve an operational model for wind-generated surface gravity waves (WAVEWATCH III) such that it can accurately predict the attenuation and scattering of waves by interaction with ice in the Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ). The wave model physics developed here will later be part of an operational coupled model system, allowing feedback to ice, ocean, and atmospheric models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1013723

Entities

People

  • Clarence Collins
  • Erick Erick Rogers
  • P. G. Posey
  • Yalin Fan

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Beaufort Sea
  • Boundary Layer
  • Control Systems
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Marginal Ice Zones
  • Military Research
  • Ocean Waves
  • Oceans
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Regions
  • Sea Ice
  • Wave Power
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Polar and Arctic Studies