30
- May
2023
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On the ability of OMIP models to simulate the ocean mixed layer depth and its seasonal cycle in the Arctic Ocean
A new MEDLEY paper led by Sofia Allende at UCL, in press in Ocean Modelling :
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1463500323000677
Highlights
– Large biases in the fall and winter mixed layer depth are present in ocean models.
– OMIP models simulate similar salt fluxes into the ocean during sea ice freezing.
– A simple model of the ice-ocean salt flux captures much of OMIP mixed layer depth.