Abstract
Sea ice plays an important role in the climate system since it modifies the surface radiation balance due to its high albedo, and it influences the exchange of momentum, heat and matter between atmosphere and ocean because of its insulating behaviour. During cooling periods the freezing of sea ice initiates brine expulsion and subsequent convection with deepening of the surface mixed layer and the formation of deep and bottom water. During the melting period relatively fresh water stratifies the oceanic surface layers, i.e. the mixed layer retreats to shallower depths. In contrast to low latitudes the mixed layer evolution in polar regions is dominated by surface fluxes of salt or freshwater (positive or negative freezing rates).
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Lemke, P. (1993). Modelling Sea Ice - Mixed Layer Interaction. In: Willebrand, J., Anderson, D.L.T. (eds) Modelling Oceanic Climate Interactions. NATO ASI Series, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84975-6_7
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