TY - JOUR
T1 - Wave observation in the marginal ice zone with the TerraSAR-X satellite
AU - Gebhardt, Claus
AU - Bidlot, Jean Raymond
AU - Gemmrich, Johannes
AU - Lehner, Susanne
AU - Pleskachevsky, Andrey
AU - Rosenthal, Wolfgang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, The Author(s).
PY - 2016/7/1
Y1 - 2016/7/1
N2 - This article investigates the penetration of ocean waves into the marginal ice zone (MIZ), observed by satellite, and likewise provides a basis for the future cross-validation of respective models. To this end, synthetic aperture radar images from the TerraSAR-X satellite (TS-X) and numerical simulations of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) are used. The focus is an event of swell waves, developed during a storm passage in the Atlantic, penetrating deeply into the MIZ off the coast of Eastern Greenland in February 2013. The TS-X scene which is the basis for this investigation extends from the ice-free open ocean to solid ice. The variation of the peak wavelength is analysed and potential sources of variability are discussed. We find an increase in wavelength which is consistent with the spatial dispersion of deep water waves, even within the ice-covered region.
AB - This article investigates the penetration of ocean waves into the marginal ice zone (MIZ), observed by satellite, and likewise provides a basis for the future cross-validation of respective models. To this end, synthetic aperture radar images from the TerraSAR-X satellite (TS-X) and numerical simulations of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) are used. The focus is an event of swell waves, developed during a storm passage in the Atlantic, penetrating deeply into the MIZ off the coast of Eastern Greenland in February 2013. The TS-X scene which is the basis for this investigation extends from the ice-free open ocean to solid ice. The variation of the peak wavelength is analysed and potential sources of variability are discussed. We find an increase in wavelength which is consistent with the spatial dispersion of deep water waves, even within the ice-covered region.
KW - Marginal ice zone (MIZ)
KW - Sea state
KW - Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
KW - TerraSAR-X
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U2 - 10.1007/s10236-016-0957-8
DO - 10.1007/s10236-016-0957-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84969766595
SN - 1616-7341
VL - 66
SP - 839
EP - 852
JO - Ocean Dynamics
JF - Ocean Dynamics
IS - 6-7
ER -