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Evolution of summer Arctic sea ice albedo in CCSM4 simulations: Episodic summer snowfall and frozen summers
Description: The albedo of Arctic sea ice is calculated from summertime output of twentieth century Community Climate System Model v.4 (CCSM4) simulations. This is compared with an empirical record based on the generalized observations of the summer albedo progression along with melt onset dates determined from remote sensing. Only the contributions to albedo from ice, snow, and ponds are analyzed; fractional ice area is not considered in this assessment. [Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans]
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014JC010149
Availability: Summary
Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Publish Date: 1/1/2015
Reading Level: Expert
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