Articles | Volume 19, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-261-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-261-2026
Model description paper
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08 Jan 2026
Model description paper |  | 08 Jan 2026

SWIIFT v0.10: a numerical model of wave-induced sea ice breakup with an energy criterion

Nicolas Guillaume Alexandre Mokus, Véronique Dansereau, Guillaume Boutin, Jean-Pierre Auclair, and Alexandre Tlili

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Arctic sea ice recedes, and is thus more exposed to waves, which can fracture continuous pack ice into smaller floes. These are more mobile and easier to melt. Ice fracture itself is not well understood, because of harsh field conditions. We propose a novel criterion parametrising this process, and incorporate it into a numerical model that simulates wave propagation. This criterion can be compared to existing ones. We relate our results to lab experiments, and find qualitative agreement.
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