An Ice Breeze Mechanism for an Ice Divergence-Convergence Criterion in the Marginal Ice Zone

A coupled air-ice-ocean theoretical model for the marginal ice zone (MIZ) is developed and used to show that an off-ice and divergent wind field not only produces a dilation of the MIZ (as is generally thought), but also generates a compaction of MIZ for some circumstances. An ice divergence-converg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chu, P. C.
Other Authors: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1987
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*MARGINAL ICE ZONES
*ICE OPENINGS
BANDS(STRIPS)
MAINTENANCE
EDGES
WIND
ICE
COMPACTING
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA480214
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA480214
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Summary:A coupled air-ice-ocean theoretical model for the marginal ice zone (MIZ) is developed and used to show that an off-ice and divergent wind field not only produces a dilation of the MIZ (as is generally thought), but also generates a compaction of MIZ for some circumstances. An ice divergence-convergence criterion in the MIZ is found and used to help explain some features, such as ice edge bands, and the formation and maintenance of polynyas and leads.

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