Model study showing the impact of floe size distribution on seasonal fragmentation and melt of Arctic sea ice


Adam Bateson1, Daniel Lee Feltham2, David Schroeder2, Lucia Hosekova3, Yevgeny Aksenov4 and Jeff K Ridley5, (1)University of Reading, Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, Department of Meteorology, Reading, RG6, United Kingdom, (2)University of Reading, Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, Department of Meteorology, Reading, United Kingdom, (3)University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom, (4)National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom, (5)Met Office, Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research, Exeter, United Kingdom