Author： Fox Colin Haskell Tim G. Chung Hyuck
Publisher： International Glaciological Society
ISSN： 1727-5644
Source： Annals of Glaciology, Vol.33, Iss.1, 2001-01, pp. : 339-344
Disclaimer: Any content in publications that violate the sovereignty, the constitution or regulations of the PRC is not accepted or approved by CNPIEC.
Abstract
We present a method for measuring the characteristic length of sea ice based on fitting to a recently found solution for the flexural response of a floating ice sheet subject to localized periodic loading. Unlike previous techniques, the method enables localized measurements at single frequencies of geophysical interest, and since the measurements may be synchronously demodulated, gives excellent rejection of unwanted measurement signal (e.g. from ocean swell). The loading mechanism is described and we discuss how the effective characteristic length may be determined using a range of localized measurements. The method is used to determine the characteristic length of the sea ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.
Related content
Access to resources
Recommend
By Reid J.E. Pfaffling A. Worby A.P. Bishop J.R.
Annals of Glaciology, Vol. 44, Iss. 1, 2006-11 ,pp. :