Articles | Volume 16, issue 10
The Cryosphere, 16, 4403–4421, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-4403-2022
The Cryosphere, 16, 4403–4421, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-4403-2022
Research article
20 Oct 2022
Research article | 20 Oct 2022

A simple model for daily basin-wide thermodynamic sea ice thickness growth retrieval

James Anheuser et al.

Data sets

A simple model for daily basin-wide thermodynamic sea ice thickness growth retrieval: Code James Anheuser, Yinghui Liu, and Jeff Key https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6985505

AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 25 km Brightness Temperature & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids, Version 3 (AE_SI25) Donald Cavalieri, Josefino Comiso, and Thorsten Markus https://doi.org/10.5067/AMSR-E/AE_SI25.003

AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 25 km Brightness Temperatures & Sea Ice Concentration 620 Polar Grids T. Markus, J. C. Comiso, and W. N. Meier https://doi.org/10.5067/TRUIAL3WPAUP

Polar Pathfinder Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Sea Ice Motion Vectors, Version 4 M. Tschudi, W. N. Meier, J. S. Stewart, C. Fowler, and J. Maslanik https://doi.org/10.5067/INAWUWO7QH7B

IceBridge L4 Sea Ice Freeboard, Snow Depth, and Thickness, Version 1 N. Kurtz, M. Studinger, J. Harbeck, V. Onana, and D. Yi https://doi.org/10.5067/G519SHCKWQV6

IceBridge Sea Ice Freeboard, Snow Depth, and Thickness Quick Look, 570 Version 1 N. Kurtz, M. Studinger, J. Harbeck, V. Onana, and D. Yi https://doi.org/10.5067/GRIXZ91DE0L9

Model code and software

A simple model for daily basin-wide thermodynamic sea ice thickness growth retrieval: Code James Anheuser, Yinghui Liu, and Jeff Key https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7143799

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Short summary
A prominent part of the polar climate system is sea ice, a better understanding of which would lead to better understanding Earth's climate. Newly published methods for observing the temperature of sea ice have made possible a new method for estimating daily sea ice thickness growth from space using an energy balance. The method compares well with existing sea ice thickness observations.