Recent Measurements of Wind Stress on Arctic Sea Ice
Eddy flux measurements of wind stress on the arctic pack ice have been made in summer and winter in terrain ranging from fiat to hummocked. Parameterization by a drag coefficient dependent on a surface parameter is suggested. Reduced values of the drag coefficient were observed in highly stable stra...
| Published in: | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1976
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f76-277 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f76-277 |
| Summary: | Eddy flux measurements of wind stress on the arctic pack ice have been made in summer and winter in terrain ranging from fiat to hummocked. Parameterization by a drag coefficient dependent on a surface parameter is suggested. Reduced values of the drag coefficient were observed in highly stable stratification. The coefficient for sensible heat flux is lower than the drag coefficient. Wind drag on ice ridges has been measured by a pressure differential method. |
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