Presentation and evaluation of the Arctic sea ice forecasting system neXtSIM-F

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: T. Williams, A. Korosov, P. Rampal, E. Ólason
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Bingham; Greenland; Greenland Sea; Sea ice; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3207-2021; https://doaj.org/article/01cba34c166f447d8e0082e9cb5f7c89

The neXtSIM-F (neXtSIM forecast) forecasting system consists of a stand-alone sea ice model, neXtSIM (neXt-generation Sea Ice Model), forced by the TOPAZ ocean forecast and the ECMWF atmospheric forecast, combined with daily data assimilation of sea ice concentration. It uses the novel brittle Bingh...