Abstract
The maximum effect of open leads within sea ice on the near‐surface atmospheric temperature is estimated using a 1D atmospheric model coupled with a thermodynamic snow/sea ice model. The study is restricted to clear‐sky conditions during polar night. The model is initialized with a typical wintertime atmospheric temperature profile. Results are analyzed at different integration times corresponding to different fetches over the fractured sea ice as a function of wind speed and sea ice concentration A. The results demonstrate that for A > 90% small changes in the sea ice fraction have a strong effect on the near‐surface temperature. A change by 1% causes a temperature signal of up to 3.5 K. A threshold value of about 4 m s−1 for the 10‐m wind speed divides the air‐ice interaction process into a weak‐wind and strong‐wind regime.
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