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Articles | Volume 20, issue 1
Articles | Volume 20, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-791-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-791-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 1
Research article
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29 Jan 2026
Research article |  | 29 Jan 2026

Anatomy of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice lows in an ocean–sea ice model

Benjamin Richaud, François Massonnet, Thierry Fichefet, Dániel Topál, Antoine Barthélemy, and David Docquier

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Sea ice covers in the Arctic and Antarctic experienced intense reduction during specific recent years. Using an ocean-sea ice model, we found similarities between hemispheres and years to explain the ice reduction, such as ice melt (or lack of growth) at the ice-ocean interface. Differences between years and regions are also evident, such as increased ice transport or snow precipitation. Our analysis highlights the importance of the ice-ocean interface to understand the sea ice mass budget.
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