Articles | Volume 16, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-4013-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-4013-2022
Research article
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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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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on tc-2021-351', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Dec 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply to RC1', Alex West, 23 May 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on tc-2021-351', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Feb 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply to RC2', Alex West, 23 May 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (07 Jun 2022) by Yevgeny Aksenov
AR by Alex West on behalf of the Authors (29 Jul 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Aug 2022) by Yevgeny Aksenov
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (27 Aug 2022)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (30 Aug 2022) by Yevgeny Aksenov
AR by Alex West on behalf of the Authors (08 Sep 2022)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
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.