Estimation of Antarctic sea ice thickness through observation of wave attenuation

De Santi, Francesca, Vichi, Marcello and Alberello, Alberto ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-4012 (2024) Estimation of Antarctic sea ice thickness through observation of wave attenuation. Ocean Modelling, 191. ISSN 1463-5003

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Abstract

The Close-Packing model – a physically based model for wave attenuation in sea ice – is used to infer sea ice thickness from wave observations collected in the Antarctic marginal ice zone during the PIPERS experiment. The model, calibrated for Arctic conditions, predicts ice thickness in good agreement with independent satellite measurements. The calibrated Close -Packing model, which is expressed in a simple monomial form, appears to have broad validity and, therefore, can be a suitable option for operational purposes.

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Additional Information: Data availability statement: Attenuation profiles are available via: https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/5b742jv7t5/1. SIC can be downloaded from: https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.898400 and SIT from: https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.934732 . Mean wave direction are taken from: https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/cdsapp#!/dataset/reanalysis-era5-single-levels Funding infromation: AA acknowledges support from EPSRC (EP/Y02012X/1). AA and FDS acknowledge funding from the London Mathematical Society Scheme 4 (Ref. 42250). MV has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under grant agreement no. 101003826 via project CRiceS (Climate Relevant interactions and feedbacks: the key role of sea ice and Snow in the polar and global climate system).
Uncontrolled Keywords: sea ice,sea ice thickness,marginal ice zone,ocean waves,southern ocean,pipers
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Fluid and Solid Mechanics
Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 27 Aug 2024 12:30
Last Modified: 01 Oct 2024 03:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/96353
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2024.102421

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