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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1935-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1935-2023
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10 May 2023
Research article |  | 10 May 2023

Impact of atmospheric forcing uncertainties on Arctic and Antarctic sea ice simulations in CMIP6 OMIP models

Xia Lin, François Massonnet, Thierry Fichefet, and Martin Vancoppenolle

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This study provides clues on how improved atmospheric reanalysis products influence sea ice simulations in ocean–sea ice models. The summer ice concentration simulation in both hemispheres can be improved with changed surface heat fluxes. The winter Antarctic ice concentration and the Arctic drift speed near the ice edge and the ice velocity direction simulations are improved with changed wind stress. The radiation fluxes and winds in atmospheric reanalyses are crucial for sea ice simulations.
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