Wave attenuation by sea ice turbulence

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Voermans, J. J., Babanin, A. V., Thomson, J., Smith, M. M., Shen, Hayley H.
• Other Authors: Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Wave Attenuation; Sea Ice Turbulence; Engineering::Environmental engineering; Pancake; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49673; https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082945

The dissipation of wave energy in the marginal ice zone is often attributed to wave scattering and the dissipative mechanisms associated with the ice layer. In this study we present observations indicating that turbulence generated by the differential velocity between the sea ice cover and the orbit...