Problems in Large-Scale Modeling of Sea Ice Cover volution

A. N. Chetyrbotskii

Results of large-scale mathematical modeling of sea ice cover evolution are analyzed. Special attention is given to formalization of the thermal effect of the atmosphere on ice cover evolution. A model of sea ice cover evolution is developed in which thermal effects of the environment on ice cover and aggregation, fragmentation, and ummocking of ice are taken into account. The model adequacy is estimated by sample distribution of area and thickness of ice cover in the Sea of Japan.