An Integrative Wave Model in the Marginal Ice Zone based on a Rheological Parameterization

Abstract

Enhance wave forecasting models such as WAVEWATCH III (WW3) so they can predict the marginal ice zone (MIZ) wave climate in present and future Arctic seas. Objectives: Build a comprehensive wave-ice interaction mathematical framework for a wide range of ice conditions observable in MIZ; Identify a minimum set of rheological parameters that can reproduce all existing wave-ice interaction types; test the sensitivity of various parameters in the new wave-ice interaction model; Relate physically detectable ice cover parameters from remote sensing to its rheological properties; Establish a strategy for WW3 to implement the wave-ice interaction mechanisms; Test model performance and validate it using WW3.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 2018
Accession Number
AD1063320

Entities

People

  • Hayley H. Shen

Organizations

  • Clarkson University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Cold Regions
  • Contracts
  • Data Analysis
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineering
  • Group Velocity
  • Law
  • Marginal Ice Zones
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Ocean Waves
  • Regions
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sea Ice
  • Surface Waves
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Polar and Arctic Studies