Ice Drift, Induced by the Wind Influence on the Northeastern Shelf of Sakhalin Island

摘要

Vector series of ice drift and wind velocities were analyzed. Estimates of maximum and average velocities of the non-tidal component of ice drift are obtained. The analysis shows a high correlation between the wind series and the residual component of ice drift. Values of "wind coefficient" are calculated using linear regression. A matrix of linear transformation is found to represent the relationship between the vector series of wind and drift by an ellipse. Values of drift parameters at different stations are given.