The Cryosphere
The Cryosphere
TC
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

Viewed

Total article views: 4,803 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total Supplement BibTeX EndNote
3,627 871 305 4,803 107 166 260
  • HTML: 3,627
  • PDF: 871
  • XML: 305
  • Total: 4,803
  • Supplement: 107
  • BibTeX: 166
  • EndNote: 260
Views and downloads (calculated since 08 Mar 2024)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 08 Mar 2024)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 4,803 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 4,727 with geography defined and 76 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 

Saved (final revised paper)

Latest update: 11 May 2026
Download
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.
Read more
Share