A model of melt pond evolution on sea ice
A one-dimensional, thermodynamic, and radiative model of a melt pond on sea ice is presented that explicitly treats the melt pond as an extra phase. A two-stream radiation model, which allows albedo to be determined from bulk optical properties, and a parameterization of the summertime evolution of...
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ftunivreading:oai:centaur.reading.ac.uk:35289 2023-09-05T13:11:24+02:00 A model of melt pond evolution on sea ice Taylor, P. D. Feltham, D. L. 2004 text https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/35289/ https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/35289/1/Model%20of%20melt%20pond.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002361 en eng American Geophysical Union https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/35289/1/Model%20of%20melt%20pond.pdf Taylor, P. D. and Feltham, D. L. (2004) A model of melt pond evolution on sea ice. Journal of Geophysical Research, 109 (C12). C12007. ISSN 0148-0227 doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002361 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002361> Article PeerReviewed 2004 ftunivreading https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002361 2023-08-14T17:54:28Z A one-dimensional, thermodynamic, and radiative model of a melt pond on sea ice is presented that explicitly treats the melt pond as an extra phase. A two-stream radiation model, which allows albedo to be determined from bulk optical properties, and a parameterization of the summertime evolution of optical properties, is used. Heat transport within the sea ice is described using an equation describing heat transport in a mushy layer of a binary alloy (salt water). The model is tested by comparison of numerical simulations with SHEBA data and previous modeling. The presence of melt ponds on the sea ice surface is demonstrated to have a significant effect on the heat and mass balance. Sensitivity tests indicate that the maximum melt pond depth is highly sensitive to optical parameters and drainage. INDEX TERMS: 4207 Oceanography: General: Arctic and Antarctic oceanography; 4255 Oceanography: General: Numerical modeling; 4299 Oceanography: General: General or miscellaneous; KEYWORDS: sea ice, melt pond, albedo, Arctic Ocean, radiation model, thermodynamic Article in Journal/Newspaper albedo Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Arctic Ocean Sea ice CentAUR: Central Archive at the University of Reading Arctic Antarctic Arctic Ocean Journal of Geophysical Research 109 C12 |
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A one-dimensional, thermodynamic, and radiative model of a melt pond on sea ice is presented that explicitly treats the melt pond as an extra phase. A two-stream radiation model, which allows albedo to be determined from bulk optical properties, and a parameterization of the summertime evolution of optical properties, is used. Heat transport within the sea ice is described using an equation describing heat transport in a mushy layer of a binary alloy (salt water). The model is tested by comparison of numerical simulations with SHEBA data and previous modeling. The presence of melt ponds on the sea ice surface is demonstrated to have a significant effect on the heat and mass balance. Sensitivity tests indicate that the maximum melt pond depth is highly sensitive to optical parameters and drainage. INDEX TERMS: 4207 Oceanography: General: Arctic and Antarctic oceanography; 4255 Oceanography: General: Numerical modeling; 4299 Oceanography: General: General or miscellaneous; KEYWORDS: sea ice, melt pond, albedo, Arctic Ocean, radiation model, thermodynamic |
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A model of melt pond evolution on sea ice |
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A model of melt pond evolution on sea ice |
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https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/35289/1/Model%20of%20melt%20pond.pdf Taylor, P. D. and Feltham, D. L. (2004) A model of melt pond evolution on sea ice. Journal of Geophysical Research, 109 (C12). C12007. ISSN 0148-0227 doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002361 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002361> |
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