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(1) Does the "sIceLoad" diagnostic ("sea-ice loading (in Mass of ice+snow / area unit)") need to be multiplied by "SIarea" ("fractional ice-covered area [0-1]") in every grid cell, or does it already take this into account?</div>
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<div>It already takes this into account. No need to multiply by SIarea</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">(2) I'm realizing that it's perhaps incorrect to use the ocean model's meridional velocity in the surface layer in this calculation, since for example wind can move sea ice too. Should I instead be using the "SIvice" diagnostic
("SEAICE merid. ice velocity, >0 form South to North")? Does this give the net movement of sea ice from both winds and ocean currents?</span></div>
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<div>You need to use SIvice, which gives net movement of sea ice</div>
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