Sea Ice Processes

Abstract

This report documents the results of a study of a number of sea ice processes in the Arctic Basin. Seasonal sea ice kinematics were closely scrutinized, and their space and time scales calculated. In addition, factors concerning sea ice thermodynamics were considered. Finally, direct comparisons were made between observed ice velocities and corresponding ice velocities from the Polar Ice Prediction System (PIPS). One of the primary objectives of this work was to provide a wide range of information with which one could validate the mechanics and predictions of the PIPS. Factors that were studied include the grid size and time step of the PIPS, the scale of important forcing variables, the formulation of heat fluxes within the model ice field, and steps to be considered in the attempt to produce the most realistic predictions possible.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA193980

Entities

People

  • James K. Lewis
  • Maria R. Giuffrida
  • Warren W. Denner

Organizations

  • Leidos

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Beaufort Sea
  • Chukchi Sea
  • Coriolis Effect
  • Directional
  • Equations
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Flux
  • Oceans
  • Radiation
  • Sea Ice
  • Sea Water
  • Snow Cover
  • Solar Radiation
  • Surface Temperature
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Wind Velocity

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space