Arctic sea‐ice evolution as modeled by Max Planck Institute for Meteorology's Earth system model
We describe the evolution of Arctic sea ice as modeled by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology's Earth System Model (MPI‐ESM). The modeled spatial distribution and interannual variability of the sea‐ice cover agree well with satellite observations and are improved relative to the model'...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f20a8defede7419a8dc3114824efbd7e 2023-05-15T14:38:44+02:00 Arctic sea‐ice evolution as modeled by Max Planck Institute for Meteorology's Earth system model Dirk Notz F. Alexander Haumann Helmuth Haak Johann H. Jungclaus Jochem Marotzke 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1002/jame.20016 https://doaj.org/article/f20a8defede7419a8dc3114824efbd7e EN eng American Geophysical Union (AGU) https://doi.org/10.1002/jame.20016 https://doaj.org/toc/1942-2466 1942-2466 doi:10.1002/jame.20016 https://doaj.org/article/f20a8defede7419a8dc3114824efbd7e Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 173-194 (2013) sea ice CMIP5 MPI‐ESM Arctic Physical geography GB3-5030 Oceanography GC1-1581 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1002/jame.20016 2022-12-31T11:56:02Z We describe the evolution of Arctic sea ice as modeled by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology's Earth System Model (MPI‐ESM). The modeled spatial distribution and interannual variability of the sea‐ice cover agree well with satellite observations and are improved relative to the model's predecessor ECHAM5/MPIOM. An evaluation of modeled sea‐ice coverage based on sea‐ice area gives, however, conflicting results compared to an evaluation based on sea‐ice extent and is additionally hindered by uncertainties in the observational record. Simulated trends in sea‐ice coverage for the satellite period range from more strongly negative than observed to positive. The observed evolution of Arctic sea ice is incompatible with modeled internal variability and probably caused by external forcing. Simulated drift patterns agree well with observations, but simulated drift speed is generally too high. Simulated sea‐ice volume agrees well with volume estimates of the PIOMAS reanalysis for the past few years. However, a preceding Arctic wide decrease in sea‐ice volume starts much earlier in MPI‐ESM than in PIOMAS. Analyzing this behavior in MPI‐ESM's ocean model MPIOM, we find that the modeled volume trend depends crucially on the specific choice of atmospheric reanalysis forcing, which casts some doubt on the reliability of estimates of volume trends. In our CMIP5 scenario simulations, we find a substantial delay in sea‐ice response to increasing CO2 concentration; a seasonally ice‐free Arctic can result for a CO2 concentration of around 500 ppm. Simulated winter sea‐ice coverage drops rapidly to near ice‐free conditions once the mean Arctic winter temperature exceeds −5°C. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Sea ice Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 5 2 173 194 |
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We describe the evolution of Arctic sea ice as modeled by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology's Earth System Model (MPI‐ESM). The modeled spatial distribution and interannual variability of the sea‐ice cover agree well with satellite observations and are improved relative to the model's predecessor ECHAM5/MPIOM. An evaluation of modeled sea‐ice coverage based on sea‐ice area gives, however, conflicting results compared to an evaluation based on sea‐ice extent and is additionally hindered by uncertainties in the observational record. Simulated trends in sea‐ice coverage for the satellite period range from more strongly negative than observed to positive. The observed evolution of Arctic sea ice is incompatible with modeled internal variability and probably caused by external forcing. Simulated drift patterns agree well with observations, but simulated drift speed is generally too high. Simulated sea‐ice volume agrees well with volume estimates of the PIOMAS reanalysis for the past few years. However, a preceding Arctic wide decrease in sea‐ice volume starts much earlier in MPI‐ESM than in PIOMAS. Analyzing this behavior in MPI‐ESM's ocean model MPIOM, we find that the modeled volume trend depends crucially on the specific choice of atmospheric reanalysis forcing, which casts some doubt on the reliability of estimates of volume trends. In our CMIP5 scenario simulations, we find a substantial delay in sea‐ice response to increasing CO2 concentration; a seasonally ice‐free Arctic can result for a CO2 concentration of around 500 ppm. Simulated winter sea‐ice coverage drops rapidly to near ice‐free conditions once the mean Arctic winter temperature exceeds −5°C. |
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Arctic sea‐ice evolution as modeled by Max Planck Institute for Meteorology's Earth system model |
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Arctic sea‐ice evolution as modeled by Max Planck Institute for Meteorology's Earth system model |
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