Evaluating the impact of satellite-derived ice thickness initialization in predicting the September Arctic minimum sea ice extent
Richard Arthur Allard1, Neil P Barton2, Nathan T Kurtz3, E. Joseph Metzger1, Michael Phelps4, Ole Martin Smedstad5,6 and Li Li7, (1)Naval Research Laboratory, Ocean Sciences Division, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (2)NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, College Park, United States, (3)NASA Goddard, Greenbelt, United States, (4)Peraton, Inc., Herndon, VA, United States, (5)QinetiQ North America, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (6)Vencore Services and Solutions, Inc, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (7)US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, United States