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Articles | Volume 16, issue 10
Articles | Volume 16, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-4013-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-4013-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 10
Research article
 | 
07 Oct 2022
Research article |  | 07 Oct 2022

Understanding model spread in sea ice volume by attribution of model differences in seasonal ice growth and melt

Alex West, Edward Blockley, and Matthew Collins

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-4013-2022-supplement

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Code associated with final revised paper: "Understanding model spread in sea ice volume by attribution of model differences in seasonal ice growth and melt " Alex E. West https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7058497

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In this study we explore a method of examining model differences in ice volume by looking at the seasonal ice growth and melt. We use simple physical relationships to judge how model differences in key variables affect ice growth and melt and apply these to three case study models with ice volume ranging from very thin to very thick. Results suggest that differences in snow and melt pond cover in early summer are most important in causing the sea ice differences for these models.
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