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A wind-wave generation model over an ice-covered sea is proposed. The wind velocity over the ice upper surface is decomposed into the mean velocity profile of the boundary-layer flow and small perturbations, while the ice cover is modelled as a viscoelastic layer, with the water part modelled as an inviscid fluid. The present model is based on two-dimensional linear flow-instability theory, with no-slip boundary conditions at the air–ice interface, and both normal and shear stress boundary conditions matched on the air–ice interface. It is shown that the model converges to the field and experimental data for open-water cases. The ice elasticity is found to be the critical factor for generating wind waves, and the generation of flexural-gravity waves and elastic waves in ice is analyzed.
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The present study is funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China #2018YFA0605902 and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, #41776194.
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Appendix: Reduced Boundary-Condition Equations
Appendix: Reduced Boundary-Condition Equations
The reduced boundary-condition equations in terms of the potential functions and stream-functions for the wind-wave generation model are
With (31) and (32), we eliminate the streamfunction \( \psi_{0} \) in (33) and (34). Finally, six boundary conditions are reduced to four equations for the coefficients A, B, C, and D, which enables solution the determinant of this 4 × 4 system to obtain the dispersion relation.
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Zhao, X., Zhang, C. A Theoretical Model of Wind-Wave Growth Over an Ice-Covered Sea. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 178, 1–19 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-020-00552-7
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