Results from the implementation of the Elastic Viscous Plastic sea ice rheology in HadCM3

Connolley, W.M.; Keen, A.B.; McLaren, A.J.. 2006 Results from the implementation of the Elastic Viscous Plastic sea ice rheology in HadCM3. Ocean Science, 2 (2). 201-211.

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Abstract/Summary

We present results of an implementation of the Elastic Viscous Plastic (EVP) sea ice dynamics scheme into the Hadley Centre coupled ocean-atmosphere climate model HadCM3. Although the large-scale simulation of sea ice in HadCM3 is quite good with this model, the lack of a full dynamical model leads to errors in the detailed representation of sea ice and limits our confidence in its future predictions. We find that introducing the EVP scheme results in a worse initial simulation of the sea ice. This paper documents various enhancements made to improve the simulation, resulting in a sea ice simulation that is better than the original HadCM3 scheme overall. Importantly, it is more physically based and provides a more solid foundation for future development. We then consider the interannual variability of the sea ice in the new model and demonstrate improvements over the HadCM3 simulation.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Global Science in the Antarctic Context (2005-2009) > Antarctic Climate and the Earth System
ISSN:	1812-0784
NORA Subject Terms:	Meteorology and Climatology Atmospheric Sciences
Date made live:	30 Oct 2007 12:12 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/1085

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