csp - Mathematics of Sea-Ice Phenomena: A Scientific Program of the Isaac Newton Institute
Abstract
Program Abstract~Mathematics of Sea-Ice Phenomena~, a program at the prestigious Isaac Newton Instituteat Cambridge University in"" the United Kingdom, will focus upon sea-ice mechanics and thermodynamics, and sea-ice interactions with fluids and solids. Modeling" of sea-ice and its behavior in different situations is a challenging problem that spans several areas of physics and mathematics and has massive implications in the natural sciences and engineering. The program will advance modeling of ice-related problems giving an appropriate level of physical and mathematical rigor. This will identify challenges that require the urgent attention of mathematicians and physicists and establish a scientific network on ice research with coordinated efforts to tackle existing and future problems. The program will bring together researchers from different fields to work in groups on modern ice dynamics and thermodynamics", to formulate new questions and models and to discuss strategies for their solutions. The program also aims to bring innovative spe"cialists with novel ideas and non- standard approaches and techniques to the exacting problems of sea ice modeling.Although the pro"gram is associated with modeling floating sea-ice, other forms of ice are also included where they help with phenomenological and/or" methodological understanding of sea-ice behavior.The program comprises four workshops punctuated by collaborative periods during which sea-ice scientists will work together on key problems related to the mathematics of sea-ice. The four workshops with their organizers are as followsW1: Multi-scale modeling of ice characteristics and behaviour 11/09/2017 ~ 15/09/2017Chair: K. Golden; Memb"ers: D. Feltham, V. Squire, P. Wadhams, E. HunkeW2: Ice-fluid interaction -2/10/2017 ~ 6/10/2017Chair: P. Plotnikov; Members: D. A""brahams, E. Parau, V. Squire, H. ShenW3: Ice-structure interaction -6/11/2017 ~ 10/11/2017Chair: A. Marchenko; Members: A. Korobki""n, N. Peake, F. Smith, A. HermanW4: Ice fracture and cracks -4/12/2017 ~ 8/12/2017Chair: J. Dempsey; Members: D. Feltham, A. Korob""kin, E. Schulson, A. Metrikine.Naval planning, operations and functionality are affected by the many changes that the polar and su""bpolar oceans are currently experiencing, due primarily to the onset of climate change. Such changes include a substantially reduced" summer Arctic sea-ice cover and a trending upwards of significant wave height over the last two decades. This has already been ackn"owledged by the conference series ~Impact of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations~, a biennial symposium origi"nating in 2001 that focuses on US naval operations and national strategic issues in an ice-free Arctic of which the 6th Symposium wa"s held during July 14~16, 2015 in Washington, DC. A further major driver for the~Mathematics of Sea-Ice Phenomena~ program is the r""ecognition that the physical properties, morphology and behaviour of ice are not always well understood in any case ~ with the resul"t that many descriptions are phenomenological rather than mathematically robust and hence defensible.Navel representatives are enco"uraged to join the program, contributing to the discussions, as the organizers are keen to have the program generate functional real" world outcomes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 07, 2017
- Source ID
- N629091712080
Entities
People
- Vernon Squire
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Otago