Subseasonal forecast improvements from sea ice concentration data assimilation in the Antarctic

Zhang, Yong-Fei; Bushuk, Mitchell; Winton, Michael; Gregory, William; Hurlin, Bill; Jia, Liwei; Lu, Feiyu

doi:10.5194/tc-20-5867-2026

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Articles | Volume 20, issue 10

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13 Oct 2026

Research article |

| 13 Oct 2026

Subseasonal forecast improvements from sea ice concentration data assimilation in the Antarctic

Yong-Fei Zhang, Mitchell Bushuk, Michael Winton, William Gregory, Bill Hurlin, Liwei Jia, and Feiyu Lu

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