Decadal Sea Ice Prediction in the West Antarctic Seas with Ocean and Sea Ice Initializations

Decadal sea ice variability in the west Antarctic seas can be skillfully predicted, with highest skill in a decadal reforecast experiment where sea surface temperature, sea ice concentration and subsurface ocean temperature and salinity are initialized from observations.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors: Yushi Morioka, Doroteaciro Iovino, Andrea Cipollone, Simona Masina, Swadhin K. Behera
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00529-z
https://doaj.org/article/e1919b37dd6b466f86e37284fe8886ac
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Summary:Decadal sea ice variability in the west Antarctic seas can be skillfully predicted, with highest skill in a decadal reforecast experiment where sea surface temperature, sea ice concentration and subsurface ocean temperature and salinity are initialized from observations.