Sensitivity of a climatologically-driven sea ice model to the ocean heat flux
Ocean heat flux sensitivity was studied on a numerical model of sea ice covering the Weddell Sea region of the southern ocean. The model is driven by mean monthly climatological atmospheric variables. For each model run, the ocean heat flux is uniform in both space and time. Ocean heat fluxes below...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19820009925 2023-05-15T18:17:32+02:00 Sensitivity of a climatologically-driven sea ice model to the ocean heat flux Parkinson, C. L. Good, M. R. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Jan 1, 1982 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19820009925 unknown Document ID: 19820009925 Accession ID: 82N17799 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19820009925 No Copyright CASI OCEANOGRAPHY NASA-TM-83877 1982 ftnasantrs 2019-07-21T10:17:39Z Ocean heat flux sensitivity was studied on a numerical model of sea ice covering the Weddell Sea region of the southern ocean. The model is driven by mean monthly climatological atmospheric variables. For each model run, the ocean heat flux is uniform in both space and time. Ocean heat fluxes below 20 W m to the minus 2 power do not provide sufficient energy to allow the ice to melt to its summertime thicknesses and concentrations by the end of the 14 month simulation, whereas ocean heat fluxes of 30 W m to the minus 2 power and above result in too much ice melt, producing the almost total disappearance of ice in the Weddell Sea by the end of the 14 months. These results are dependent on the atmospheric forcing fields. Other/Unknown Material Sea ice Southern Ocean Weddell Sea NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea Weddell |
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Ocean heat flux sensitivity was studied on a numerical model of sea ice covering the Weddell Sea region of the southern ocean. The model is driven by mean monthly climatological atmospheric variables. For each model run, the ocean heat flux is uniform in both space and time. Ocean heat fluxes below 20 W m to the minus 2 power do not provide sufficient energy to allow the ice to melt to its summertime thicknesses and concentrations by the end of the 14 month simulation, whereas ocean heat fluxes of 30 W m to the minus 2 power and above result in too much ice melt, producing the almost total disappearance of ice in the Weddell Sea by the end of the 14 months. These results are dependent on the atmospheric forcing fields. |
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Parkinson, C. L. |
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Sensitivity of a climatologically-driven sea ice model to the ocean heat flux |
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Sensitivity of a climatologically-driven sea ice model to the ocean heat flux |
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Sensitivity of a climatologically-driven sea ice model to the ocean heat flux |
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Sensitivity of a climatologically-driven sea ice model to the ocean heat flux |
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Sensitivity of a climatologically-driven sea ice model to the ocean heat flux |
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sensitivity of a climatologically-driven sea ice model to the ocean heat flux |
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Southern Ocean Weddell Sea Weddell |
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Southern Ocean Weddell Sea Weddell |
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Sea ice Southern Ocean Weddell Sea |
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Sea ice Southern Ocean Weddell Sea |
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Document ID: 19820009925 Accession ID: 82N17799 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19820009925 |
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