Articles | Volume 12, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-749-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-749-2016
Research article
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23 Mar 2016
Research article |  | 23 Mar 2016

Arctic sea ice simulation in the PlioMIP ensemble

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Simulations of pre-industrial and mid-Pliocene Arctic sea ice by eight GCMs are analysed. Ensemble variability in sea ice extent is greater in the mid-Pliocene summer, when half of the models simulate sea-ice-free conditions. Weaker correlations are seen between sea ice extent and temperatures in the pre-industrial era compared to the mid-Pliocene. The need for more comprehensive sea ice proxy data is highlighted, in order to better compare model performances.
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