A one-dimensional enthalpy model of sea ice

Authors: Notz, Dirk; Worster, M. Grae

Source: Annals of Glaciology, Volume 44, Number 1, November 2006 , pp. 123-128(6)

Publisher: International Glaciological Society

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Abstract:

We present a 1-D enthalpy-based model of sea ice that allows for quantitative studies of sea ice and its interaction with radiative processes, melt ponds, oceanic heat and salt fluxes, internal density changes and surface heat fluxes on a single computational domain. The model provides new insight into the interior structure and the salinity evolution of sea ice. We compare our model results with measurements from laboratory experiments and show for example that no salt is lost from sea ice by brine expulsion.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.3189/172756406781811196

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