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Effect of wave-induced mixing on Antarctic sea ice in a high-resolution ocean model
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Thomas, S and Babanin, AV and Walsh, KJE and Stoney, L and Heil, P, Effect of wave-induced mixing on Antarctic sea ice in a high-resolution ocean model, Ocean Dynamics, 69 pp. 737-746. ISSN 1616-7341 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1007/s10236-019-01268-0
Abstract
In this study, we investigate how sea ice extent and thickness are affected by additional turbulent mixing from unbroken surface waves. This ‘surface wave mixing’ (SWM) is parameterized by the inclusion of an extra mixing term in the k-ε turbulence scheme implemented in a global-scale ocean model (MOM5). Relative to simulations without SWM, we observe a reduction of seasonal extremes of sea ice extent in the Antarctic of about 9%. This reduction brings the seasonal amplitude of sea ice extent significantly closer to observations, as well as causing an increase in sea ice thickness of up to 15 cm leading up to and during the Antarctic summer.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | surface wave mixing, Antarctic sea ice |
| Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
| Research Group: | Oceanography |
| Research Field: | Physical oceanography |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
| Objective Group: | Understanding climate change |
| Objective Field: | Effects of climate change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic environments (excl. social impacts) |
| UTAS Author: | Heil, P (Dr Petra Heil) |
| ID Code: | 137630 |
| Year Published: | 2019 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 5 |
| Deposited By: | CRC-Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems |
| Deposited On: | 2020-02-24 |
| Last Modified: | 2020-06-23 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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