Sensitivity studies with a sea ice-mixed layer-pycnocline model in the Weddell Sea

Journal Article · Fri Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/JC095iC06p09527· OSTI ID:5031267

Owens, W B ^[1]; Lemke, P ^[2]

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1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA (United States)
2. Max-Planck-Inst. fuer Meteorologie, Hamburg (West Germany)

The sensitivity of a dynamic-thermodynamic sea ice model coupled to a one-dimensional mixed layer-pycnocline model to variations of dynamic and thermodynamic model parameters is investigated. Furthermore, the modifications of the model results due to the inclusion of a prognostic snow cover and the implementation of simplified sea ice rheologies are investigated. In these comparisons special emphasis is placed upon the ice-ocean boundary conditions (buoyancy fluxes) and the mixed layer properties.

• OSTI ID: 5031267
• Journal Information: Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States), Vol. 95:C6; ISSN 0148-0227
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ICE
THERMODYNAMIC MODEL
WEDDELL SEA
GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
CLIMATES
OCEANIC CIRCULATION
ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
RHEOLOGY
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
SNOW
STRATIFICATION
ATLANTIC OCEAN
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PARTICLE MODELS
POLAR REGIONS
SEAS
STATISTICAL MODELS
SURFACE WATERS
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Aquatic- Basic Studies- (1990-)