Model Details -
Sea-Ice Thermodynamics
(AOMIP)



AOMIP Model ID AWI GSFC IARC IOS LLN NPS NYU RAS UW
Horizontal Ice Categories
(number)
2 2
Vertical Ice Levels
(number)
3 (ice base, ice surface, snow surface)
Snow Model Yes Yes
Ice Albedo
(fraction)
0.60 (dependent on ice thickness)
Melting-Ice Albedo
(fraction)
0.50
Snow Albedo
(fraction)
0.80 (dependent on snow thickness)
Melting-Snow Albedo
(fraction)
0.70
Ice Emissivity
(fraction)
0.97
Snow Emissivity
(fraction)
0.99
Ice Density
(kg/m3)
910.0
Snow Density
(kg/m3)
330.0
Ice Thermal Conductivity
(W/m/K)
2.04
Snow Thermal Conductivity
(W/m/K)
0.31
Ice Melting Temperature
(K)
273.05
Snow Melting Temperature
(K)
273.15
Freshwater Freezing Temperature
(K)
273.16
Seawater Freezing Temperature
(K)
271.20
Ice Salinity
(psu)
4 0 4


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