Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52303#.VI-kz8nQrzE Author(s) Vera Djepa * Affiliation(s) Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK . ABSTRACT The sensitivity of weather and climate system to sea ice thickness (SIT) in the Arctic is recognised from various studies. Decrease of SIT will affect atmospheric circulation, temperature, precipitation and wind speed in the Arctic and remotely. Ice thermodynamics and dynamic properties depend strongly on ice and snow thickness. The heat transfer through ice critically depends on ice thickness. Long term accurate SIT records with corresponding uncertaintie...
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