Title :
An Ice-Free Arctic? Opportunities for Computational Science
Author :
Tremblay, L. Bruno ; Holland, Marik M. ; Gorodetskaya, Irina V. ; Schmidt, Gavin A.
Author_Institution :
McGill Univ., Montreal
Abstract :
The authors discuss modeling´s role in understanding the ice-ocean system, as well as its importance in predicting the future state of Arctic sea ice. In doing so, this article presents results from a hierarchy of models of different complexity, their strengths and weaknesses, and how they could help forecast the future state of the ice-ocean system.
Keywords :
geophysics computing; oceanography; sea ice; Arctic sea ice; computational science; ice-free arctic; ice-ocean system; Arctic; Atmosphere; Atmospheric modeling; Feedback; Ice surface; Ocean temperature; Predictive models; Sea ice; Sea surface; Spatial resolution; Arctic; climate change; global warming; modeling; sea ice;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2007.45
