Modeling winter circulation under landfast ice : the interaction of winds with landfast ice
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ftwhoas:oai:darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org:1912/5177 2023-05-15T16:41:56+02:00 Modeling winter circulation under landfast ice : the interaction of winds with landfast ice Kasper, Jeremy L. Weingartner, Thomas J. 2012-04-04 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/1912/5177 en_US eng American Geophysical Union https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JC007649 Journal of Geophysical Research 117 (2012): C04006 https://hdl.handle.net/1912/5177 doi:10.1029/2011JC007649 Journal of Geophysical Research 117 (2012): C04006 doi:10.1029/2011JC007649 Coastal circulation Ice edge upwelling Ice ocean interaction Landfast ice Sea ice Article 2012 ftwhoas https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JC007649 2022-05-28T22:58:34Z Author Posting. © American Geophysical Union, 2012. This article is posted here by permission of American Geophysical Union for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Journal of Geophysical Research 117 (2012): C04006, doi:10.1029/2011JC007649. Idealized models and a simple vertically averaged vorticity equation illustrate the effects of an upwelling favorable wind and a spatially variable landfast ice cover on the circulation beneath landfast ice. For the case of no along-shore variations in ice, upwelling favorable winds seaward of the ice edge result in vortex squashing beneath the landfast ice leading to (1) large decreases in coastal and ice edge sea levels, (2) cross-shore sea level slopes and weak (<~.05 m s−1) under-ice currents flowing upwind, (3) strong downwind ice edge jets, and (4) offshore transport in the under-ice and bottom boundary layers of the landfast ice zone. The upwind under-ice current accelerates quickly within 2–4 days and then slows as cross-shore transport gradually decreases the cross-shore sea level slope. Near the ice edge, bottom boundary layer convergence produces ice edge upwelling. Cross-ice edge exchanges occur in the surface and above the bottom boundary layer and reduce the under-ice shelf volume by 15% in 10 days. Under-ice along-shore pressure gradients established by along- and cross-shore variations in ice width and/or under-ice friction alter this basic circulation pattern. For a landfast ice zone of finite width and length, upwelling-favorable winds blowing seaward of and transverse to the ice boundaries induce downwind flow beneath the ice and generate vorticity waves that propagate along-shore in the Kelvin wave direction. Our results imply that landfast ice dynamics, not included explicitly herein, can effectively convert the long-wavelength forcing of the wind into shorter-scale ocean motions beneath the landfast ice. J.K. was supported by the Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI), Alaska Sea Grant ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Shelf Sea ice Alaska Woods Hole Scientific Community: WHOAS (Woods Hole Open Access Server) Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 117 C4 n/a n/a |
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Author Posting. © American Geophysical Union, 2012. This article is posted here by permission of American Geophysical Union for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Journal of Geophysical Research 117 (2012): C04006, doi:10.1029/2011JC007649. Idealized models and a simple vertically averaged vorticity equation illustrate the effects of an upwelling favorable wind and a spatially variable landfast ice cover on the circulation beneath landfast ice. For the case of no along-shore variations in ice, upwelling favorable winds seaward of the ice edge result in vortex squashing beneath the landfast ice leading to (1) large decreases in coastal and ice edge sea levels, (2) cross-shore sea level slopes and weak (<~.05 m s−1) under-ice currents flowing upwind, (3) strong downwind ice edge jets, and (4) offshore transport in the under-ice and bottom boundary layers of the landfast ice zone. The upwind under-ice current accelerates quickly within 2–4 days and then slows as cross-shore transport gradually decreases the cross-shore sea level slope. Near the ice edge, bottom boundary layer convergence produces ice edge upwelling. Cross-ice edge exchanges occur in the surface and above the bottom boundary layer and reduce the under-ice shelf volume by 15% in 10 days. Under-ice along-shore pressure gradients established by along- and cross-shore variations in ice width and/or under-ice friction alter this basic circulation pattern. For a landfast ice zone of finite width and length, upwelling-favorable winds blowing seaward of and transverse to the ice boundaries induce downwind flow beneath the ice and generate vorticity waves that propagate along-shore in the Kelvin wave direction. Our results imply that landfast ice dynamics, not included explicitly herein, can effectively convert the long-wavelength forcing of the wind into shorter-scale ocean motions beneath the landfast ice. J.K. was supported by the Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI), Alaska Sea Grant ... |
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Modeling winter circulation under landfast ice : the interaction of winds with landfast ice |
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Modeling winter circulation under landfast ice : the interaction of winds with landfast ice |
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Modeling winter circulation under landfast ice : the interaction of winds with landfast ice |
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