Evaluation of the relative contribution of meteorological and oceanic forces to the drift of ice islands offshore Newfoundland

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Reza Zeinali Torbati, Ian D. Turnbull, Rocky S. Taylor, Derek Mueller
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2020
• Subjects: Atmospheric and oceanic forces; basal ablation; ice island deterioration; ice island drift; sea-ice force; surface ablation; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Belle Isle; Strait of Belle Isle; Journal of Glaciology; Newfoundland; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2019.96; https://doaj.org/article/26c426a32b5a4482b8870c09b800eace

On 29 April 2015, four beacons were deployed onto an ice island in the Strait of Belle Isle to record positional data. The ice island later broke up into many fragments, four of which were tracked by the beacons. The relative influences of wind drag, current drag, Coriolis force, sea surface height...