Modeling thermal fracturing of sea ice, a historical view

Thermal fracturing of sea ice is an important mechanism not only for ambient noise generation, but also for climate change studies. It is possible that thermal fracturing is a fundamental mechanism behind the weakening of first and multiyear ice. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, a significant...

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Published in:The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 2015-09, Vol.138 (3_Supplement), p.1744-1744
Main Author: Stein, Peter J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Thermal fracturing of sea ice is an important mechanism not only for ambient noise generation, but also for climate change studies. It is possible that thermal fracturing is a fundamental mechanism behind the weakening of first and multiyear ice. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, a significant effort was conducted to model and measure the thermal fracturing of sea ice by the author and Dr. James K. Lewis. Here, we take a look back at that effort in the broader context of Arctic Ocean ambient noise and climate change.
ISSN:0001-4966
1520-8524
DOI:10.1121/1.4933500