Implementation and Testing of Ice and Mud Source Functions in WAVEWATCH III (registered trademark)

Abstract

This report describes the implementation of two new physics routines in the phase-averaged model for wind-generated surface gravity waves, WAVEWATCH III. The first routine accounts for the attenuation of waves by sea ice. The second routine accounts for the attenuation of waves by a viscous fluid mud layer at the seafloor. No such routines existed previously in this model, though the model did previously represent the partial blocking/transmission of waves by sea ice via the model's propagation routines. Results from simple one-dimensional and two-dimensional tests are presented. Planned future improvements for the wave-ice physics package are given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 19, 2013
Accession Number
ADA584701

Entities

People

  • Erick Erick Rogers
  • Mark D. Orzech

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Boundary Layer
  • Frequency
  • Geography
  • Gravity Waves
  • Grids
  • Group Velocity
  • Marginal Ice Zones
  • Military Research
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Ocean Waves
  • Sea Ice
  • Surface Waves
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wave Power
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Polar and Arctic Studies