Observations of Hydraulic Roughness and Form Drag in the Wake of a Deep Ice Keel in the Arctic Ocean

Decrease in Arctic Ocean perennial sea-ice has been observed in recent decades. As sea-ice continues to decline, marine traffic will increase and the United States will require a more active military presence in the Arctic. Future Arctic conditions must be forecasted with increased accuracy to allow...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schmidt, Brandon K.
Other Authors: Stanton, Timothy
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/6864