Ocean waves across the Arctic: attenuation due to dissipation dominates over scattering for periods longer than 19 s

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Ardhuin, Fabrice, Sutherland, Peter, Doble, Martin, Wadhams, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Amer Geophysical Union 2016
• Subjects: ocean waves; sea ice; Tara; DAMOCLES; Arctic; Damocles; ice pack; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00333/44455/44127.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL068204; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00333/44455/

The poorly understood attenuation of surface waves in sea ice is generally attributed to the combination of scattering and dissipation. Scattering and dissipation have very different effects on the directional and temporal distribution of wave energy, making it possible to better understand their re...