MELTING INFLUENCES ON THE COMPUTER FORECAST OF WIND DRIFT AND CONCENTRATION OF SEA ICE.

A computer program to provide five-day forecasts of the wind drift and concentration of sea-ice has been developed; however, one of the problems not considered is the effect of melting. Melting influences concentration in two ways: it reduces the amount of ice directly, and changes in thickness and...

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Main Author: Irvine, Kenneth M.
Other Authors: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1965
Subjects:
Meteorology
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Computer Programming and Software
Computer Hardware
(*WEATHER FORECASTING
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING)
BAFFIN ISLAND
GREENLAND
METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
ICE ISLANDS
MELTING
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
ERRORS
WIND
NAVAL RESEARCH
DIGITAL COMPUTERS
WIND DRIFT.
Baffin Island
Greenland
Baffin
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0475252
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0475252
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Summary:A computer program to provide five-day forecasts of the wind drift and concentration of sea-ice has been developed; however, one of the problems not considered is the effect of melting. Melting influences concentration in two ways: it reduces the amount of ice directly, and changes in thickness and concentration change the wind drift. A model to describe how ice-melt decreases thickness and concentration is developed and programmed. The results are used to modify the input data in the wind drift forecast; forecasts are compared with those based on wind drift alone. The modification enhances the use of the program as a forecast tool with the addition of normally available data. (Author)

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