In situ observations of wave-induced sea ice breakup
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TitleIn situ observations of wave-induced sea ice breakupAbstractOcean waves can propagate hundreds of kilometers into sea ice, leaving behind a wake of broken ice floes. Three floe breakup events were observed during the second Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem Experiment (SIPEX-2). We show that the three breakup events were likely influenced by ocean waves. We compare the observations to a wave induced floe breakup model which includes an empirical wave attenuation model, and show that the model underestimates the extent of floe breaking for long period waves. Copyright 2015 Elsevier LtdAcknowledgementsWe thank Inprod Pty Ltd for instrument design and construction. Martin Doble, Vernon Squire and Tim Haskell for contributions toward instrument design. The Captain and Crew of RSV Aurora Australis, Helicopter Resources Pty Ltd., and the second Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem eXperiment (SIPEX-2), for their assistance in deploying the wave in ice instruments. The work was funded by a New Zealand Foundation of Research Science and Technology Postdoctoral Award to A.K., the Marsden Fund Council, administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand, NIWA through core funding under the National Climate Centre Climate Dynamics Programme, the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre and the Australian Antarctic Science Project 4073.Funding DetailsNIWA, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research; Royal Society of New Zealand
TypeArticleCitationKohout, A., Williams, M., Toyota, T., Lieser, J. and Hutchings, J. (2016). In situ observations of wave-induced sea ice breakup. Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 131: 22-27 IdentifierKohout2016Relevancerank3
Hutchings, J., In situ observations of wave-induced sea ice breakup, [Kohout2016]. Antarctica NZ, accessed 17/06/2025, https://adam.antarcticanz.govt.nz/nodes/view/63596, 10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.06.010
