A device for measuring wave-induced motion of ice floes in t
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TitleA device for measuring wave-induced motion of ice floes in the Antarctic marginal ice zoneAbstractA series of wave instruments was deployed on first-year Antarctic sea ice during SIPEX (Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem Experiment) II. Here we describe the hardware and software design of these instruments and give an overview of the returned dataset. Each instrument consisted of a highresolution accelerometer coupled with a tri-axis inertial measurement unit, which was located using GPS. The significant wave heights measured near the ice edge were predominately between 1 and 2 m. During the 6 weeks of data capture, several large wave events were measured. We report here a selection of events, highlighting the complexities associated with measuring wave decay at individual frequencies.AcknowledgementsWe thank M. Doble, V. Squire and T. Haskell for contributions toward instrument design; T. Toyota for providing the ice-floe size and ice-thickness data; and the captain and crew of RV Aurora Australis for their assistance in deploying the waves-in-ice instruments. The work was funded by a New Zealand Foundation of Research Science and Technology Postdoctoral award to A.L.K.; the Marsden Fund Council, administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand; NIWA, through core funding under the National Climate Centre Climate Systems programme; the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, and the Australian Antarctic Science project 4073.Funding DetailsRoyal Society of New Zealand
TypeArticleCitationKohout, A., Penrose, B., Penrose, S. and Williams, M. (2015). A device for measuring wave-induced motion of ice floes in the Antarctic marginal ice zone. Annals of Glaciology, 56(69): 415-424IdentifierKohout2015Relevancerank3
Williams, M., A device for measuring wave-induced motion of ice floes in t , [Kohout2015]. Antarctica NZ, accessed 21/04/2025, https://adam.antarcticanz.govt.nz/nodes/view/63594, 10.3189/2015AoG69A600
