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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2029-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2029-2020
Research article
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24 Jun 2020
Research article |  | 24 Jun 2020

Satellite-retrieved sea ice concentration uncertainty and its effect on modelling wave evolution in marginal ice zones

Takehiko Nose, Takuji Waseda, Tsubasa Kodaira, and Jun Inoue

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Accurate wave modelling in and near ice-covered ocean requires true sea ice concentration mapping of the model region. The information derived from satellite instruments has considerable uncertainty depending on retrieval algorithms and sensors. This study shows that the accuracy of satellite-retrieved sea ice concentration estimates is a major error source in wave–ice models. A similar feedback effect of sea ice concentration uncertainty may also apply to modelling lower atmospheric conditions.