Abstract: A two-dimensional time-dependent model of a wind-driven coastal polynya is presented. The model combines and extends previous one-dimensional time-dependent and two-dimensional steady-state flux formulations. Given the ...

Abstract: This paper presents a model for determining the size and shape of a steady-state latent heat coastal polynya in terms of the following free parameters: 1) the frazil ice production rate (F); 2) the wind stress (τ); 3) the ...

Abstract: One-dimensional models for the closure of a coastal latent heat polynya due to the onshore drift of frazil ice and consolidated ice are presented in this paper. The models predict the width of a polynya during an opening ...