Experimental and theoretical models of wave-induced flexure of a sea ice floe

An experimental model is used to validate a theoretical model of a sea ice floe’s flexural motion, induced by ocean waves. A thin plastic plate models the ice floe in the experiments. Rigid and compliant plastics and two different thicknesses are tested. Regular incident waves are used, with wavelen...

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Published in:Physics of Fluids
Main Authors: Meylan, M. H., Bennetts, L. G., Cavaliere, C., Alberello, A., Toffoli, A.
Other Authors: Australian Antarctic Science Grant Program, Office of Naval Research, Plymouth University, Australian Research Council
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing 2015
Subjects:
Sea ice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4916573
https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/article-pdf/doi/10.1063/1.4916573/16129779/041704_1_online.pdf
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Summary:An experimental model is used to validate a theoretical model of a sea ice floe’s flexural motion, induced by ocean waves. A thin plastic plate models the ice floe in the experiments. Rigid and compliant plastics and two different thicknesses are tested. Regular incident waves are used, with wavelengths less than, equal to, and greater than the floe length, and steepnesses ranging from gently sloping to storm-like. Results show the models agree well, despite the overwash phenomenon occurring in the experiments, which the theoretical model neglects.

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