DocumentCode
2837176
Title
Motion of icebergs due to changes in water currents
Author
Sodhi, D.S. ; Dempster, R.T.
Author_Institution
Fac. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, St. John´s, NL, Canada
fYear
1975
fDate
22-25 Sept. 1975
Firstpage
348
Lastpage
350
Abstract
It was observed during previous field studies [1] that icebergs respond mainly to currents of the water body in which they float. Equations of motion for iceberg drift are derived by assuming that the water drag force is proportional to square of relative velocity of water with respect to the iceberg. Exact solutions are presented for two cases - rotary tidal current and sudden change of translatory current velocity.
Keywords
drag; geophysical fluid dynamics; oceanography; rotational flow; sea ice; tides; iceberg drift equations of motion; iceberg motion; rotary tidal current; translatory current velocity; water body currents; water current changes; water drag force; water relative velocity; Drag; Drilling; Equations; Hazards; Kinematics; Motion measurement; Oceans; Petroleum; Predictive models; Sea measurements;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEAN 75 Conference
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1975.1154051
Filename
1154051
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