| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6383881 | Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Ocean waves can propagate hundreds of kilometers into sea ice, leaving behind a wake of broken ice floes. Three floe breakup events were observed during the second Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem Experiment (SIPEX-2). We show that the three breakup events were likely influenced by ocean waves. We compare the observations to a wave induced floe breakup model which includes an empirical wave attenuation model, and show that the model underestimates the extent of floe breaking for long period waves.
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Authors
A.L. Kohout, M.J.M. Williams, T. Toyota, J. Lieser, J. Hutchings,