A laboratory experimental study conducted in a freshwater wave flume installed in a
refrigerated room characterized the modifications of wave propagation along on-site
manufactured ice covers. Monochromatic surface waves of various amplitudes and
frequencies were generated and propagated through three types of ice covers: sheet ice,
broken ice floes, and grease ice. This study characterized the spatial evolutions of wave
height attenuation and phase speed changes. Wave phase speed increased significantly in …