[ecco-support] [EXTERNAL] SIheff definition

[Wang, Ou (US 329B)]

Hello,

SIheff does *not* include the accumulated snow pack. The variable “SIhsnow” is for the effective snow thickness.

Best,
Ou Wang

From: ecco-support <ecco-support-bounces at mit.edu> on behalf of aviv solodoch <avivsolo at gmail.com>
Date: Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 1:44 PM
To: ecco-support at mit.edu <ecco-support at mit.edu>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [ecco-support] SIheff definition
Hello
According to the ECCO Version 4 Release 3 overview document (Wang et al 2017), the variable SIheff is defined as:
"Effective sea-ice thickness (m) that is defined as actual sea-ice thickness scaled by fractional sea-ice area".
I was told by a reviewer that the accumulated snow pack is also included in this variable. Is that correct?
Thanks,
Aviv Solodoch,
Postdoctoral researcher,
UCLA, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
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