A cloud front can be seen in the lower left, and dark areas indicate regions of open water between sea ice formations. (sciencedaily.com)
``... The salinity and density of dense shelf water declined abruptly after calving, consistent with a reduction of sea ice formation in the polynya. (realclimate.org)
The global climate models do a good job of simulating the process of sea ice formation over large areas in the open ocean. (sciencedaily.com)