Evaluation of the sea ice simulation in a new coupled atmosphere-ocean climate model (HadGEM1)

Alison J. McLaren; H. T. Banks; C. F. Durham; J. M. Gregory; T. C. Johns; Ann B. Keen; J. K. Ridley; M. J. Roberts; W. H. Lipscomb; W. M. Connolley; S. W. Laxon

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Evaluation of the sea ice simulation in a new coupled atmosphere-ocean climate model (HadGEM1)

Alison J. McLaren, H. T. Banks, C. F. Durham, J. M. Gregory, T. C. Johns, Ann B. Keen, J. K. Ridley, M. J. Roberts, W. H. Lipscomb, W. M. Connolley, S. W. Laxon

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A rapid increase in the variety, quality, and quantity of observations in polar regions is leading to a significant improvement in the understanding of sea ice dynamic and thermodynamic processes and their representation in global climate models. We assess the simulation of sea ice in the new Hadley Centre Global Environmental Model (HadGEM1) against the latest available observations. The HadGEM1 sea ice component uses elastic-viscous-plastic dynamics, multiple ice thickness categories, and zero-layer thermodynamics. The model evaluation is focused on the mean state of the key variables of ice concentration, thickness, velocity, and albedo. The model shows good agreement with observational data sets. The variability of the ice forced by the North Atlantic Oscillation is also found to agree with observations.

Original language	English
Article number	C12014
Journal	Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Volume	111
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2005JC003033
State	Published - Dec 8 2006

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McLaren, A. J., Banks, H. T., Durham, C. F., Gregory, J. M., Johns, T. C., Keen, A. B., Ridley, J. K., Roberts, M. J., Lipscomb, W. H., Connolley, W. M., & Laxon, S. W. (2006). Evaluation of the sea ice simulation in a new coupled atmosphere-ocean climate model (HadGEM1). Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 111(12), Article C12014. https://doi.org/10.1029/2005JC003033

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Evaluation of the sea ice simulation in a new coupled atmosphere-ocean climate model (HadGEM1)

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