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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1987
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Online Access: | http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA480214 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA480214 |
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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