Abstract The surface energy budget governs Arctic sea‐ice growth/melt, yet observations are sparse, and reanalysis data sets suffer from systematic biases. Here, we train a neural network with observational data to bias‐correct hourly ERA5 fluxes over Arctic ice‐covered regions (≥70°N; sea‐ice concentration >80%) for 1994–2024. Training data cover two full seasonal cycles and different sea‐ice regimes. The neural network reduces RMSE for net shortwave radiation by ∼40%, downward longwave radi
Machine Learning Eliminates Reanalysis Warm Bias and Reveals Weaker Winter Surface Cooling Over Arctic Sea Ice
Akil Hossain·Felix Pithan·Harsh Grover·Ian M. Brooks·Christopher J. Cox·Michael Gallagher·Mats A. Granskog·Heather Guy·Stephen R. Hudson·P. Ola G. Persson·Matthew D. Shupe·Michael Tjernström·Jutta Vüllers·Von P. Walden·Paul Keil
