Should Sea-Ice Modeling Tools Designed for Climate Research Be Used for Short-Term Forecasting?
Abstract In theory, the same sea-ice models could be used for both research and operations, but in practice, differences in scientific and software requirements and computational and human resources complicate the matter. Although sea-ice modeling tools developed for climate studies and other resear...
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crspringernat:10.1007/s40641-020-00162-y 2023-05-15T18:16:08+02:00 Should Sea-Ice Modeling Tools Designed for Climate Research Be Used for Short-Term Forecasting? Hunke, Elizabeth Allard, Richard Blain, Philippe Blockley, Ed Feltham, Daniel Fichefet, Thierry Garric, Gilles Grumbine, Robert Lemieux, Jean-François Rasmussen, Till Ribergaard, Mads Roberts, Andrew Schweiger, Axel Tietsche, Steffen Tremblay, Bruno Vancoppenolle, Martin Zhang, Jinlun Department of Energy Office of Science Office of Biological and Environmental Research Department of Energy Office of Science Office of Biological and Environmental Research Horizon 2020 Framework Programme Horizon 2020 Framework Programme National Aeronautics and Space Administration Department of Defense Office of Naval Research 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40641-020-00162-y https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40641-020-00162-y.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40641-020-00162-y/fulltext.html en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Current Climate Change Reports volume 6, issue 4, page 121-136 ISSN 2198-6061 Atmospheric Science Global and Planetary Change journal-article 2020 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1007/s40641-020-00162-y 2022-01-04T07:19:54Z Abstract In theory, the same sea-ice models could be used for both research and operations, but in practice, differences in scientific and software requirements and computational and human resources complicate the matter. Although sea-ice modeling tools developed for climate studies and other research applications produce output of interest to operational forecast users, such as ice motion, convergence, and internal ice pressure, the relevant spatial and temporal scales may not be sufficiently resolved. For instance, sea-ice research codes are typically run with horizontal resolution of more than 3 km, while mariners need information on scales less than 300 m. Certain sea-ice processes and coupled feedbacks that are critical to simulating the Earth system may not be relevant on these scales; and therefore, the most important model upgrades for improving sea-ice predictions might be made in the atmosphere and ocean components of coupled models or in their coupling mechanisms, rather than in the sea-ice model itself. This paper discusses some of the challenges in applying sea-ice modeling tools developed for research purposes for operational forecasting on short time scales, and highlights promising new directions in sea-ice modeling. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice Springer Nature (via Crossref) Current Climate Change Reports 6 4 121 136 |
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Abstract In theory, the same sea-ice models could be used for both research and operations, but in practice, differences in scientific and software requirements and computational and human resources complicate the matter. Although sea-ice modeling tools developed for climate studies and other research applications produce output of interest to operational forecast users, such as ice motion, convergence, and internal ice pressure, the relevant spatial and temporal scales may not be sufficiently resolved. For instance, sea-ice research codes are typically run with horizontal resolution of more than 3 km, while mariners need information on scales less than 300 m. Certain sea-ice processes and coupled feedbacks that are critical to simulating the Earth system may not be relevant on these scales; and therefore, the most important model upgrades for improving sea-ice predictions might be made in the atmosphere and ocean components of coupled models or in their coupling mechanisms, rather than in the sea-ice model itself. This paper discusses some of the challenges in applying sea-ice modeling tools developed for research purposes for operational forecasting on short time scales, and highlights promising new directions in sea-ice modeling. |
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Hunke, Elizabeth Allard, Richard Blain, Philippe Blockley, Ed Feltham, Daniel Fichefet, Thierry Garric, Gilles Grumbine, Robert Lemieux, Jean-François Rasmussen, Till Ribergaard, Mads Roberts, Andrew Schweiger, Axel Tietsche, Steffen Tremblay, Bruno Vancoppenolle, Martin Zhang, Jinlun |
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Hunke, Elizabeth Allard, Richard Blain, Philippe Blockley, Ed Feltham, Daniel Fichefet, Thierry Garric, Gilles Grumbine, Robert Lemieux, Jean-François Rasmussen, Till Ribergaard, Mads Roberts, Andrew Schweiger, Axel Tietsche, Steffen Tremblay, Bruno Vancoppenolle, Martin Zhang, Jinlun |
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Should Sea-Ice Modeling Tools Designed for Climate Research Be Used for Short-Term Forecasting? |
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Should Sea-Ice Modeling Tools Designed for Climate Research Be Used for Short-Term Forecasting? |
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Should Sea-Ice Modeling Tools Designed for Climate Research Be Used for Short-Term Forecasting? |
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Should Sea-Ice Modeling Tools Designed for Climate Research Be Used for Short-Term Forecasting? |
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Should Sea-Ice Modeling Tools Designed for Climate Research Be Used for Short-Term Forecasting? |
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should sea-ice modeling tools designed for climate research be used for short-term forecasting? |
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