Sea Spray and Icing in the Emerging Open Water of the Arctic Ocean

• Main Author: Andreas, Edgar L
• Other Authors: NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC BELLEVUE WA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *ARCTIC OCEAN; *ICE FORMATION; *OPEN WATER; *SEA ICE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; FREEZING; HARBORS; HAZARDS; ISLANDS; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGY; PERSONNEL; SPRAYS; TEMPERATURE; WATER; WIND; *SEA SPRAY; Andreas; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA602083; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA602083

With the sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean declining, the more extensive areas of open water will foster more frequent storms, higher winds, and bigger waves. These conditions can create copious amounts of sea spray. We anticipate that structures placed in shallow water wind turbines or drilling rig...