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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4981-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4981-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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28 Oct 2021
Research article |
| 28 Oct 2021
| 28 Oct 2021
The influence of snow on sea ice as assessed from simulations of CESM2
Marika M. Holland
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric
Research, Boulder, CO, USA
David Clemens-Sewall
Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
Laura Landrum
Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric
Research, Boulder, CO, USA
Bonnie Light
Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Donald Perovich
Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
Chris Polashenski
Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
Madison Smith
Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Melinda Webster
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
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Short summary
As the most reflective and most insulative natural material, snow has important climate effects. For snow on sea ice, its high reflectivity reduces ice melt. However, its high insulating capacity limits ice growth. These counteracting effects make its net influence on sea ice uncertain. We find that with increasing snow, sea ice in both hemispheres is thicker and more extensive. However, the drivers of this response are different in the two hemispheres due to different climate conditions.
As the most reflective and most insulative natural material, snow has important climate effects....
