Articles | Volume 12, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2569-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2569-2018
Research article
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13 Aug 2018
Research article |  | 13 Aug 2018

Arctic Mission Benefit Analysis: impact of sea ice thickness, freeboard, and snow depth products on sea ice forecast performance

Thomas Kaminski, Frank Kauker, Leif Toudal Pedersen, Michael Voßbeck, Helmuth Haak, Laura Niederdrenk, Stefan Hendricks, Robert Ricker, Michael Karcher, Hajo Eicken, and Ola Gråbak

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