Better constraints on the sea-ice state using global sea-ice data assimilation

Short-term and decadal sea-ice prediction systems need a realistic initial state, generally obtained using ice–ocean model simulations with data assimilation. However, only sea-ice concentration and velocity data are currently assimilated. In this work, an ensemble Kalman filter system is used to as...

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Main Authors: P. Mathiot, C. König Beatty, T. Fichefet, H. Goosse, F. Massonnet, M. Vancoppenolle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-12-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/5/1501/2012/gmd-5-1501-2012.pdf