­­Global coupled climate response to polar sea ice loss: evaluating the effectiveness of different ice-constraining approaches

Lantao Sun, Colorado State University, Department of Atmospheric Science, Fort Collins, CO, US, Clara Deser, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, Robert A Tomas, NCAR, Boulder, CO, United States and Michael A Alexander, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Denver, CO, United States