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Wave modelling important to predict climate change’s effect on sea ice

Drone image of sea ice being broken up by waves generated by the CCGS Amundsen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. Credit: Élie Dumas-Lefebvre and Dany Dumont.

Posted on Sep 24 2024 by Rhiannon Koch

University of Adelaide researchers have developed a new theoretical model to predict the distances ocean waves can travel to break up sea ice.

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