Variation of Friction Velocity Across the Surface Marginal Ice Zone in the East Greenland Sea.

• Main Author: Runge,Roberta M.
• Other Authors: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1985
• Subjects: Meteorology; Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *WIND; *ICE; *AIR WATER INTERACTIONS; *GREENLAND SEA; STRESSES; VELOCITY; TEMPERATURE; OCEAN SURFACE; LAYERS; EDGES; THESES; DISSIPATION; EDDIES(FLUID MECHANICS); TIME; VARIATIONS; SURFACES; COEFFICIENTS; OCEANS; DRAG; FRICTION; OCEAN MODELS; SUMMER; SEA ICE; OPEN WATER; EAST(DIRECTION); Marginal ice zones; MIZEX(Marginal Ice Zone Experiment); Wind stresses; Frictional velocity; Greenland; East Greenland; Greenland Sea; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA164497; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA164497

The Marginal Ice Zone Experiment (MIZEX) took place in the summer of 1984. All data presented in this thesis are from the 15 June - 15 July time frame of the MIZEX. Of primary concern in the marginal ice zone is the surface stress, which contributes to changing the upper part of the ocean, to ocean eddy formation and dissipation and to ice movement. This thesis investigates the surface layer wind, temperature and, in particular, the variation of the surface stress in the open water along the marginal ice zone. The stress values were obtained using the dissipation method. These values will be compared to the Large and Pond bulk-formulated drag coefficients, which are open water values. From this comparison, a realistic estimate of atmospheric forcing in the marginal ice zone can be obtained. (Author)