Research
Arctic winter sea ice is being overestimated by climate models
Earth.com · By Luis Arrais ·
The Brief
- Climate models disagree most about Arctic winter sea ice, according to the source.
- Together, the models simulate nearly a million square kilometers too much March sea ice, about 386,000 square miles.
- The source describes the overestimate as close in size to Texas.
Why it matters
Arctic sea ice loss is usually reported as a summer story, but this suggests winter ice, which is what the models get most wrong, deserves more scrutiny in climate projections.
Who’s affected
- climate modelers
- Arctic climate researchers
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- #winter ice
Arctic sea ice loss usually gets told as a summer story, counting down to the first ice-free summer. Yet climate models disagree most about winter ice. Together, they simulate nearly a million square kilometers too much March ice – about 386,000 square miles, close to Texas and…