Wave Propagation in Frazil/Pancake Ice: The Beaufort Sea MIZ during Fall 2015

• Main Authors: Peter Wadhams, Giuseppe Aulicino, Flavio Parmiggiani
• Other Authors: Wadhams, Peter, Aulicino, Giuseppe, Parmiggiani, Flavio
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF 2018
• Subjects: marginal ice zone; Arctic Ocean; sea ice; Arctic; Pancake; Beaufort Sea; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11566/265479; https://www.polar2018.org/uploads/2/4/6/0/24605948/polar2018_abstractproceedings.pdf

The wave frequency and the physical properties of the ice cover determine the way in which waves propagate in ice. Large floes interact with waves via a scattering process which results in an exponential decay of incoming wave energy with distance. Very small floes, like pancake ice where the indivi...