Novel monitoring of Antarctic ice shelf basal melting using a fiber‐optic distributed temperature sensing mooring
Measuring basal melting of ice shelves is challenging and represents a critical component toward understanding ocean‐ice interactions and climate change. In November 2011, moorings containing fiber‐optic cables for distributed temperature sensing (DTS) were installed through the McMurdo Ice Shelf, A...
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dataone:sha256:e8310ebeea3d9ec998f243824bf6dc753c8335b3a2797c98597fac65de8b80a7 2024-06-03T18:46:23+00:00 Novel monitoring of Antarctic ice shelf basal melting using a fiber‐optic distributed temperature sensing mooring S. Kobs 2021-07-17T18:32:40Z https://search.dataone.org/view/sha256:e8310ebeea3d9ec998f243824bf6dc753c8335b3a2797c98597fac65de8b80a7 unknown McMurdo Ice Shelf DTS CTEMPs Antarctica ice shelf melting fiber optic ice shelf Dataset dataone:urn:node:HYDROSHARE 2024-06-03T18:17:27Z Measuring basal melting of ice shelves is challenging and represents a critical component toward understanding ocean‐ice interactions and climate change. In November 2011, moorings containing fiber‐optic cables for distributed temperature sensing (DTS) were installed through the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica, (~200 m) and extending ~600 m into the ice shelf cavity. The high spatial resolution of DTS allows for transient monitoring of the thermal gradient within the ice shelf. The gradient near the ice‐ocean interface is extrapolated to the in situ freezing temperature in order to continuously track the ice‐ocean interface. Seasonal melt rates are calculated to be ~1.0 mm d−1 and 8.6 mm d−1, and maximum melting corresponds to the arrival of seasonal warm surface water in the ice shelf cavity between January and April. The development of continuous, surface‐based techniques for measuring basal melting represents a significant advance in monitoring ice shelf stability and ice‐ocean interactions. Raw project data is available by contacting ctemps@unr.edu Dataset Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Shelf Ice Shelves McMurdo Ice Shelf Unknown Antarctic McMurdo Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(166.500,166.500,-78.000,-78.000) |
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Measuring basal melting of ice shelves is challenging and represents a critical component toward understanding ocean‐ice interactions and climate change. In November 2011, moorings containing fiber‐optic cables for distributed temperature sensing (DTS) were installed through the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica, (~200 m) and extending ~600 m into the ice shelf cavity. The high spatial resolution of DTS allows for transient monitoring of the thermal gradient within the ice shelf. The gradient near the ice‐ocean interface is extrapolated to the in situ freezing temperature in order to continuously track the ice‐ocean interface. Seasonal melt rates are calculated to be ~1.0 mm d−1 and 8.6 mm d−1, and maximum melting corresponds to the arrival of seasonal warm surface water in the ice shelf cavity between January and April. The development of continuous, surface‐based techniques for measuring basal melting represents a significant advance in monitoring ice shelf stability and ice‐ocean interactions. Raw project data is available by contacting ctemps@unr.edu |
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Novel monitoring of Antarctic ice shelf basal melting using a fiber‐optic distributed temperature sensing mooring |
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Novel monitoring of Antarctic ice shelf basal melting using a fiber‐optic distributed temperature sensing mooring |
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Novel monitoring of Antarctic ice shelf basal melting using a fiber‐optic distributed temperature sensing mooring |
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Novel monitoring of Antarctic ice shelf basal melting using a fiber‐optic distributed temperature sensing mooring |
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Novel monitoring of Antarctic ice shelf basal melting using a fiber‐optic distributed temperature sensing mooring |
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novel monitoring of antarctic ice shelf basal melting using a fiber‐optic distributed temperature sensing mooring |
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