Articles | Volume 19, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-4335-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-4335-2025
Research article
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07 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 07 Oct 2025

Interannual variability in air temperature and snow drives differences in ice formation and growth

Arash Rafat and Homa Kheyrollah Pour

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-975', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Apr 2025
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Arash Rafat, 25 May 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-975', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Apr 2025
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Arash Rafat, 25 May 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (29 May 2025) by John Yackel
AR by Arash Rafat on behalf of the Authors (13 Jun 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (14 Jun 2025) by John Yackel
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (28 Jun 2025) by John Yackel
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (01 Jul 2025)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (02 Jul 2025)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (10 Jul 2025) by John Yackel
AR by Arash Rafat on behalf of the Authors (16 Jul 2025)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Climate change in Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT) is making lake ice less predictable, thereby affecting ice road safety for northern communities. In this study, observations of significant changes in ice formation and growth between October and December of 2021–2023 in a small NWT lake are related to changes in local snowfall and air temperatures. Collected data were used to develop simple models that can be applied to ice road planning, construction, and design under future and current climate change.
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