The Stress and Strain-Rate Kinematics of Sea Ice at 1, 15, and 200 km
Abstract
The Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative (SIMI - 1992/1993), the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA - 1997/1998) and Beaufort 2001/2002 include three kinematic studies from the Beaufort Sea at scales of 1, 15, and 200 km, respectively. Each includes a unique combination of data types: thermal and dynamic stress; Lagrangian drift and strain-rate; and coincident winter SAR scenes. A CD-ROM containing the data archive will be available for distribution with a poster detailing the highlights of the information. The data archive includes raw and cleaned versions of the stress and buoy drifter data; a catalogue of all coincident winter SAR scenes as archived at the Alaska SAR Facility (ASF); and documentation detailing the experiments, instrument calibration, and data processing. Poster illustrated examples of stress and strain-rate kinematics are used to highlight interesting differences at the three scales.
- Publication:
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AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- May 2004
- Bibcode:
- 2004AGUSM.C43A..04G
- Keywords:
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- 1635 Oceans (4203);
- 4207 Arctic and Antarctic oceanography