Compactness Effects on Drift of Arctic Pack Ice.

Abstract

The exact equation of compactness of sea ice is derived from the two-phase flow theory. The equation is compared with other approximate equations of compactness of sea ice in the literature and the improvement on the understanding of compactness effect is shown. The semi-empirical formula obtained by using simplified solutions of Fel'zenbaum (1958), while agreeing well with the empirical formula for wind drift of ice, shows the effects of compactness as well. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA079884

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People

  • Huon Li
  • M. M. Das
  • S. I. Pai

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Flow
  • Fluids
  • Lepidoptera
  • Literature
  • Mathematical Models
  • Oceans
  • Particles
  • Sea Ice
  • Sea Water
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Two Phase Flow
  • Water

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