Fritzner, Sindre Markus; Graversen, Rune; Christensen, Kai Håkon; Rostosky, Philip; Wang, Keguang (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-08)
The accuracy of the initial state is very important for the quality of a forecast, and data assimilation is crucial for obtaining the best-possible initial state. For many years, sea-ice concentration was the only parameter used for assimilation into numerical sea-ice models. Sea-ice concentration can easily be observed by satellites, and satellite observations provide a full Arctic coverage. During ...