Arctic sea-ice change tied to its mean state through thermodynamic processes

Arctic sea-ice change tied to its mean state through thermodynamic processes

Arctic sea-ice change tied to its mean state through thermodynamic processes, Published online: 18 June 2018; doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0204-z

Projections of Arctic sea-ice loss vary significantly between global circulation models. Analysis of the CMIP5 ensemble reveals that these differences can be related to background ice thickness and corresponding growth/melt processes, and not variations in the sea-ice model used.