Polynya flux model solutions incorporating a parameterization for the collection thickness of consolidated new ice

• Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics
• Main Authors: BIGGS, NICHOLAS R. T., MORALES MAQUEDA, MIGUEL A., WILLMOTT, ANDREW J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2000
• Subjects: Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials; Condensed Matter Physics; Lawrence Island; St Lawrence Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022112099007673; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022112099007673

Previous polynya flux models have specified a constant value for the collection thickness of frazil ice, H , at the polynya edge. In certain circumstances, this approach can cause the frazil ice depth, h , within the polynya, to exceed H , a result which violates assumptions made in the formulation...