Modeling the summertime evolution of sea-ice melt ponds
1] We present a mathematical model describing the summer melting of sea ice. We simulate the evolution of melt ponds and determine area coverage and total surface ablation. The model predictions are tested for sensitivity to the melt rate of unponded ice, enhanced melt rate beneath the melt ponds, v...
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ftunivreading:oai:centaur.reading.ac.uk:35282 2024-06-23T07:56:39+00:00 Modeling the summertime evolution of sea-ice melt ponds Lüthje, M. Feltham, D.L Taylor, P. D. Worster, M. G. 2006 text https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/35282/ https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/35282/1/Modeling%20the%20summertime.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002818 en eng American Geophysical Union https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/35282/1/Modeling%20the%20summertime.pdf Lüthje, M., Feltham, D.L. <https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90004991.html> orcid:0000-0003-2289-014X , Taylor, P. D. and Worster, M. G. (2006) Modeling the summertime evolution of sea-ice melt ponds. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111 (C2). C02001. ISSN 0148-0227 doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002818 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002818> Article PeerReviewed 2006 ftunivreading https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002818 2024-06-11T15:01:09Z 1] We present a mathematical model describing the summer melting of sea ice. We simulate the evolution of melt ponds and determine area coverage and total surface ablation. The model predictions are tested for sensitivity to the melt rate of unponded ice, enhanced melt rate beneath the melt ponds, vertical seepage, and horizontal permeability. The model is initialized with surface topographies derived from laser altimetry corresponding to first-year sea ice and multiyear sea ice. We predict that there are large differences in the depth of melt ponds and the area of coverage between the two types of ice. We also find that the vertical seepage rate and the melt rate of unponded ice are important in determining the total surface ablation and area covered by melt ponds. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice CentAUR: Central Archive at the University of Reading Journal of Geophysical Research 111 C2 |
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1] We present a mathematical model describing the summer melting of sea ice. We simulate the evolution of melt ponds and determine area coverage and total surface ablation. The model predictions are tested for sensitivity to the melt rate of unponded ice, enhanced melt rate beneath the melt ponds, vertical seepage, and horizontal permeability. The model is initialized with surface topographies derived from laser altimetry corresponding to first-year sea ice and multiyear sea ice. We predict that there are large differences in the depth of melt ponds and the area of coverage between the two types of ice. We also find that the vertical seepage rate and the melt rate of unponded ice are important in determining the total surface ablation and area covered by melt ponds. |
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Lüthje, M. Feltham, D.L Taylor, P. D. Worster, M. G. |
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Lüthje, M. Feltham, D.L Taylor, P. D. Worster, M. G. Modeling the summertime evolution of sea-ice melt ponds |
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Modeling the summertime evolution of sea-ice melt ponds |
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Modeling the summertime evolution of sea-ice melt ponds |
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Modeling the summertime evolution of sea-ice melt ponds |
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Modeling the summertime evolution of sea-ice melt ponds |
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Modeling the summertime evolution of sea-ice melt ponds |
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modeling the summertime evolution of sea-ice melt ponds |
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American Geophysical Union |
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https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/35282/ https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/35282/1/Modeling%20the%20summertime.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002818 |
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https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/35282/1/Modeling%20the%20summertime.pdf Lüthje, M., Feltham, D.L. <https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90004991.html> orcid:0000-0003-2289-014X , Taylor, P. D. and Worster, M. G. (2006) Modeling the summertime evolution of sea-ice melt ponds. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111 (C2). C02001. ISSN 0148-0227 doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002818 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002818> |
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