Impact of the Arctic sea ice initial conditions on the (intra-)seasonal prediction skill in the Arctic and mid-latitude regions

Leandro Ponsoni1, Francois E Massonnet1, Daniela Flocco2, Ed Hawkins3 and Thierry Fichefet1, (1)UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, (2)University of Reading, Reading, RG6, United Kingdom, (3)University of Reading, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, Reading, United Kingdom