How do the radiative effects of springtime clouds and water vapor modulate the melt onset of Arctic sea ice?

Yiyi Huang1, Xiquan Dong2, Baike Xi2 and Yi Deng3, (1)University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States, (2)University of Arizona, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, United States, (3)Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atlanta, GA, United States