Wave–sea-ice interactions in a brittle rheological framework
International audience As sea ice extent decreases in the Arctic, surface ocean waves have more time and space to develop and grow, exposing the marginal ice zone (MIZ) to more frequent and more energetic wave events. Waves can fragment the ice cover over tens of kilometres, and the prospect of incr...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-03405223v1 2023-05-15T15:00:49+02:00 Wave–sea-ice interactions in a brittle rheological framework Boutin, Guillaume Williams, Timothy Rampal, Pierre Olason, Einar Lique, Camille Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center Bergen (NERSC) Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement (IGE) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ) Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2021 https://hal.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/hal-03405223 https://hal.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/hal-03405223/document https://hal.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/hal-03405223/file/Boutin2021The_Cryosphere.pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-431-2021 en eng HAL CCSD Copernicus info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5194/tc-15-431-2021 hal-03405223 https://hal.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/hal-03405223 https://hal.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/hal-03405223/document https://hal.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/hal-03405223/file/Boutin2021The_Cryosphere.pdf doi:10.5194/tc-15-431-2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1994-0424 EISSN: 1994-0416 The Cryosphere https://hal.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/hal-03405223 The Cryosphere, Copernicus 2021, 15 (1), pp.431 - 457. ⟨10.5194/tc-15-431-2021⟩ [SDU.STU.GL]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Glaciology [SDU.STU.OC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Oceanography info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2021 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-431-2021 2021-10-30T22:23:51Z International audience As sea ice extent decreases in the Arctic, surface ocean waves have more time and space to develop and grow, exposing the marginal ice zone (MIZ) to more frequent and more energetic wave events. Waves can fragment the ice cover over tens of kilometres, and the prospect of increasing wave activity has sparked recent interest in the interactions between wave-induced sea ice fragmentation and lateral melting. The impact of this fragmentation on sea ice dynamics, however, remains mostly unknown, although it is thought that fragmented sea ice experiences less resistance to deformation than pack ice. Here, we introduce a new coupled framework involving the spectral wave model WAVE-WATCH III and the sea ice model neXtSIM, which includes a Maxwell elasto-brittle rheology. This rheological framework enables the model to efficiently track and keep a "memory" of the level of sea ice damage. We propose that the level of sea ice damage increases when wave-induced fragmentation occurs. We used this coupled modelling system to investigate the potential impact of such a local mechanism on sea ice kinematics. Focusing on the Barents Sea, we found that the internal stress decrease of sea ice resulting from its fragmentation by waves resulted in a more dynamical MIZ, particularly in areas where sea ice is compact. Sea ice drift is enhanced for both on-ice and office wind conditions. Our results stress the importance of considering wave-sea-ice interactions for forecast applications. They also suggest that waves likely modulate the area of sea ice that is advected away from the pack by the ocean, potentially contributing to the observed past, current and future sea ice cover decline in the Arctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Barents Sea Sea ice The Cryosphere Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Arctic Barents Sea The Cryosphere 15 1 431 457 |
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International audience As sea ice extent decreases in the Arctic, surface ocean waves have more time and space to develop and grow, exposing the marginal ice zone (MIZ) to more frequent and more energetic wave events. Waves can fragment the ice cover over tens of kilometres, and the prospect of increasing wave activity has sparked recent interest in the interactions between wave-induced sea ice fragmentation and lateral melting. The impact of this fragmentation on sea ice dynamics, however, remains mostly unknown, although it is thought that fragmented sea ice experiences less resistance to deformation than pack ice. Here, we introduce a new coupled framework involving the spectral wave model WAVE-WATCH III and the sea ice model neXtSIM, which includes a Maxwell elasto-brittle rheology. This rheological framework enables the model to efficiently track and keep a "memory" of the level of sea ice damage. We propose that the level of sea ice damage increases when wave-induced fragmentation occurs. We used this coupled modelling system to investigate the potential impact of such a local mechanism on sea ice kinematics. Focusing on the Barents Sea, we found that the internal stress decrease of sea ice resulting from its fragmentation by waves resulted in a more dynamical MIZ, particularly in areas where sea ice is compact. Sea ice drift is enhanced for both on-ice and office wind conditions. Our results stress the importance of considering wave-sea-ice interactions for forecast applications. They also suggest that waves likely modulate the area of sea ice that is advected away from the pack by the ocean, potentially contributing to the observed past, current and future sea ice cover decline in the Arctic. |
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Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center Bergen (NERSC) Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement (IGE) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ) Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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Wave–sea-ice interactions in a brittle rheological framework |
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Wave–sea-ice interactions in a brittle rheological framework |
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wave–sea-ice interactions in a brittle rheological framework |
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ISSN: 1994-0424 EISSN: 1994-0416 The Cryosphere https://hal.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/hal-03405223 The Cryosphere, Copernicus 2021, 15 (1), pp.431 - 457. ⟨10.5194/tc-15-431-2021⟩ |
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