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| Title: | Development of a numerical model of sea ice for biogeochemical studies. Part 1: Sea-ice thermodynamics |
| Authors: | Tedesco, L.*
Vichi, M.*
Haapala, J.*
Stipa, T.* |
| Keywords: | sea-ice
biogeochemistry
numerical model
BFM |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Title of journal: | Boreal Environmental Research |
| Abstract: | A fully prognostic 1-D thermodynamic model, functional for studies of sea-ice
biogeochemistry is developed to better understand the physical processes and the
interactions between the environment and the sea-ice ecosystem. The physical model
is capable of simulating seasonal changes of snow and ice thickness. Particular
attention is paid to reproduce the snow-ice and the superimposed ice formation
which play important roles in the dynamics of sea ice algae. The assessment of the
model capabilities is done in 1979--1993 at four different stations in the Baltic Sea.
A sensitivity analysis stresses the importance of adequate surface forcing functions to
properly simulate the onset of sea ice. Our results show that thickness of the ice
layers and timing of the melting are in good agreement with the observed data and
confirm that one of the key variables in modelling sea-ice thermodynamics is the
snow layer and its metamorphism. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2122/3435 |
| Appears in Collections: | 03.04.01. Biogeochemical cycles
02.04.01. Atmosphere/sea ice/ocean interaction
Manuscripts
02.02.07. Ocean/ice interaction
02.02.05. Ice dynamics
03.04.04. Ecosystems
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