Accession Number:

AD1013748

Title:

Waves and Fetch in the Marginal Ice Zone

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

University of Washington Seattle United States

Personal Author(s):

• Thomson,Jim

Report Date:

2015-09-30

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

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 sourcesink 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.

Descriptors:

• open water
• arctic ocean
• marginal ice zones
• ocean waves
• sea ice
• dissipation
• growth(general)
• climatology
• surface waves

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE