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
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;
Conference_Titel :
OCEAN 75 Conference
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1975.1154051
