Scattering attenuation by ice floes
= Scattering attenuation by ice floes
Interfaces between <ice floes> and open water reflect and redirect <surface gravity waves>. The effective attenuation depends on floe thickness, diameter, spatial arrangement and wave period. For very small diameter relative to <wavelength>, a floe responds nearly with the water and scatters weakly. Individual-floe interference and the number of interfaces per unit distance prevent a universal monotonic diameter law.