A comparison of an operational wave–ice model product and drifting wave buoy observation in the central Arctic Ocean: investigating the effect of sea-ice forcing in thin ice cover

• Published in: Polar research Vol. 42; pp. 1 - 13
• Main Authors: Nose, Takehiko, Rabault, Jean, Waseda, Takuji, Kodaira, Tsubasa, Fujiwara, Yasushi, Katsuno, Tomotaka, Kanna, Naoya, Tateyama, Kazutaka, Voermans, Joey, Alekseeva, Tatiana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Spånga Open Academia 02.08.2023; Norwegian Polar Institute
• Subjects: arc mfc wave–ice model; Buoys; Dissipation; Distribution; Ice conditions; Ice cover; Ice edge; Ice formation; Ice thickness; miz wave predictability; nextsim sea-ice model; Ocean waves; openmetbuoy; Prototypes; Sea ice; Sensors; Significant waves; Thickness; Wave analysis; Wave buoys; Wave dissipation; Wave height; wave–ice interaction; Wind; Arctic Ocean

A prototype OpenMetBuoy (OMB) was deployed alongside a commercial buoy in the central Arctic Ocean, north of the Laptev Sea, where there are historically no wave observations available. The inter-buoy comparison showed that the OMB measured wave heights and periods accurately, so the buoy data were...