An energy conservation approach is applied to the problem of sea ice growth. A simulation model which establishes an explicit relationship between the surface temperature and each component of the energy balance is presented. Included are the effects of a snowpack and variable thermal properties for snow and ice. The sea ice growth is treated as a response of the thermodynamic interaction of the atmosphere, snow, ice and ocean. Daily estimates of the radiative, turbulent, conductive and melt-induced energy fluxes, the surface and snow-ice-interface temperatures, the average ice salinity and the ice thickness are provided by the model. A comparison of sea ice growth observations at three Arctic locations with model predictions indicates a good reproduction of real world conditions by the computer simulation.
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September 1981
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A Simple Model of Seasonal Sea Ice Growth
J. D. Miller
J. D. Miller
Petro Canada Exploration Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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J. D. Miller
Petro Canada Exploration Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J. Energy Resour. Technol. Sep 1981, 103(3): 212-218 (7 pages)
Published Online: September 1, 1981
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July 12, 1980
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June 1, 1981
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October 22, 2009
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Erratum: “A Simple Model of Seasonal Sea Ice Growth” (Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 1981, 103, pp. 212–218)
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Miller, J. D. (September 1, 1981). "A Simple Model of Seasonal Sea Ice Growth." ASME. J. Energy Resour. Technol. September 1981; 103(3): 212–218. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3230841
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