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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2237-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2237-2015
Research article
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04 Dec 2015
Research article |  | 04 Dec 2015

Improved Arctic sea ice thickness projections using bias-corrected CMIP5 simulations

N. Melia, K. Haines, and E. Hawkins

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Projections of Arctic sea ice thickness (SIT) have the potential to inform stakeholders about accessibility to the region, but are currently rather uncertain. We present a new method to constrain global climate model simulations of SIT to narrow projection uncertainty via a statistical bias-correction technique.
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