Surge motion of an ice floe in waves: comparison of a theoretical and an experimental model
A theoretical model and an experimental model of surge motions of an ice floe due to regular waves are presented. The theoretical model is a modified version of Morrison’s equation, valid for small floating bodies. The experimental model is implemented in a wave basin at a scale 1 : 100, using a thi...
Published in: | Annals of Glaciology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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International Glaciological Society
2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/97235 https://doi.org/10.3189/2015AoG69A646 |
Summary: | A theoretical model and an experimental model of surge motions of an ice floe due to regular waves are presented. The theoretical model is a modified version of Morrison’s equation, valid for small floating bodies. The experimental model is implemented in a wave basin at a scale 1 : 100, using a thin plastic disc to model the floe. The processed experimental data display a regime change in surge amplitude when the incident wavelength is approximately twice the floe diameter. It is shown that the theoretical model is accurate in the high-wavelength regime, but highly inaccurate in the lowwavelength regime. Michael H. Meylan, Lucas J. Yiew, Luke G. Bennetts, Benjamin J. French, Giles A. Thomas |
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