Waves and Fetch in the Marginal Ice Zone

Abstract

The long-term goal is to improve prediction of the arctic Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) by improving basic understanding of the interaction between waves, sea ice, and open water (i.e., fetch). The primary objective is to improve wave source/sink parameterizations by directly measuring the growth and dissipation of waves in the MIZ. The secondary objective is to develop a surface wave climatology of the arctic ocean and the relation to the seasonal MIZ.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2014
Accession Number
ADA617868

Entities

People

  • Jim Thomson

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Beaufort Sea
  • Boundary Layer
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Marginal Ice Zones
  • Oceans
  • Open Water
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Regions
  • Sea Ice
  • Surface Waves
  • Turbulence
  • Water
  • Wave Power
  • Waves
  • Wind Stress

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Polar and Arctic Studies