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Meylan 2002
Meylan, M.H. (2002). Wave response of an ice floe of arbitrary geometry. Journal of Geophysical Research 107: doi: 10.1029/2000JC000713. issn: 0148-0227.

A fully three-dimensional model for the motion andbending of a solitary ice floe due to wave forcing is presented. This allowsthe scattering and wave- induced force for a realistic ice floe to be calculated.These are required to model wave scattering and wave-induced ice drift inthe marginal ice zone. The ice floe is modeled as a thin plate, and its motionis expanded in the thin plate modes of vibration. The modes are substitutedinto the integral equation for the water. This gives a linear system of equationsfor the coefficients used to expand the ice floe motion. Solutions are presentedfor the ice floe displacement, the scattered energy, and the time-averagedforce for a range of ice floe geometries and wave periods. It is found thatice floe stiffness is the most important factor in determining ice floe motion,scattering, and force. However, above a critical value of stiffness the floegeometry also influences the scattering and force.

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Keywords
Oceanography, Physical, Ice mechanics and air/sea/ice exchange processes, Oceanography, Physical, Surface waves and tides, Information Related to Geographic Region, Antarctica, Information Related to Geographic Region, Arctic region
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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