Research Article

Parameter Identification for Salinity in a Quasilinear Thermodynamic System of Sea Ice

Table 1

List of model parameters and constants.

Parameters Symbols Value Unit

Density of pure ice 916Kg m−3
Specific heat of pure ice 2093J kg−1 K−1
Thermal conductivity of pure ice 2.03W m−1 K−1
J Km−3 ppt−1
0.1172W m−1 ppt−1
Observed minimum salinity 2.2Ppt
Observed maximum salinity 13ppt