Compactness Effects on Drift of Arctic Pack Ice.

The exact equation of compactness of sea ice is derived from the two-phase flow theory. The equation is compared with other approximate equations of compactness of sea ice in the literature and the improvement on the understanding of compactness effect is shown. The semi-empirical formula obtained b...

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Main Authors: Pai,S I, Das,M M, Li,Huon
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*SEA ICE
*PACK ICE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
WIND
DRIFT
OCEAN MODELS
TWO PHASE FLOW
COMPACTING
ARCTIC OCEAN
PE62759N
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Ice
ice pack
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA079884
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Summary:The exact equation of compactness of sea ice is derived from the two-phase flow theory. The equation is compared with other approximate equations of compactness of sea ice in the literature and the improvement on the understanding of compactness effect is shown. The semi-empirical formula obtained by using simplified solutions of Fel'zenbaum (1958), while agreeing well with the empirical formula for wind drift of ice, shows the effects of compactness as well. (Author)

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