University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A Coupled Atmosphere - Sea Ice Model Study of the Role of Sea Ice in Climatic Predictability
Abstract
dc:descriptionTwo ensembles of four October 1 to December 10 simulations with a coupled atmosphere-sea ice model are made and a 30-day mean climatic state is calculated for each ensemble for the period of November 11 to December 10. Initially, the light ice ensemble has a thick ice cover extending southward to 75(DEGREES)N. The heavy ice ensemble has, in addition, a 0.25 m thick layer of ice covering 75% of the area along latitudes 69(DEGREES)N and 64(DEGREES)N. The southward advance of sea ice is limited by the model to 64(DEGREES)N. The two ensemble-mean climatic states are compared to determine how the initial difference in ice cover evolves with time and whether statistically significant differences in the atmospheric circulation exist.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Physics
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Date dc:date
- 10000-01-01
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
-
- Bennett, Theodore Joseph
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (UMI)AAI8209545
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/77341