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Articles | Volume 18, issue 9
Articles | Volume 18, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-4335-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-4335-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 9
Research article
 | 
23 Sep 2024
Research article |  | 23 Sep 2024

How many parameters are needed to represent polar sea ice surface patterns and heterogeneity?

Joseph Fogarty, Elie Bou-Zeid, Mitchell Bushuk, and Linette Boisvert

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-4335-2024-supplement

Data sets

Large-Eddy Simulation and Statistical Metric Results for Patterned Sea Ice Surfaces Joseph Fogarty and Elie Bou-Zeid http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01rr1721506

Large-Eddy Simulation and Statistical Metric Results for Patterned Sea Ice Surfaces Joseph Fogarty and Elie Bou-Zeid https://doi.org/10.34770/5x2y-5485

FRAGSTATS: spatial pattern analysis program for quantifying landscape structure Kevin McGarigal and Barbara Marks https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-GTR-351

Arctic Sea Ice Melt Pond Statistics and Maps, 1999-2001, Version 1 F. Fetterer et al. https://doi.org/10.7265/N5PK0D32

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Short summary
We hypothesize that using a broad set of surface characterization metrics for polar sea ice surfaces will lead to more accurate representations in general circulation models. However, the first step is to identify the minimum set of metrics required. We show via numerical simulations that sea ice surface patterns can play a crucial role in determining boundary layer structures. We then statistically analyze a set of high-resolution sea ice surface images to obtain this minimal set of parameters.
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