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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-419-2022
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Research article
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04 Feb 2022
Research article |
| 04 Feb 2022
| 04 Feb 2022
Arctic sea ice sensitivity to lateral melting representation in a coupled climate model
Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Marika Holland
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Bonnie Light
Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Short summary
Climate models represent the atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land with equations of varying complexity and are important tools for understanding changes in global climate. Here, we explore how realistic variations in the equations describing how sea ice melt occurs at the edges (called lateral melting) impact ice and climate. We find that these changes impact the progression of the sea-ice–albedo feedback in the Arctic and so make significant changes to the predicted Arctic sea ice.
Climate models represent the atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land with equations of varying...
