Thermal structure of the Amery Ice Shelf from borehole observations and simulations

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Y. Wang, C. Zhao, R. Gladstone, B. Galton-Fenzi, R. Warner
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-1221-2022; https://doaj.org/article/1239b5e927ac46ae91cb373fb8504416

The Amery Ice Shelf (AIS), East Antarctica, has a layered structure, due to the presence of both meteoric and marine ice. In this study, the thermal structure of the AIS and its spatial pattern are evaluated and analysed through borehole observations and numerical simulations with Elmer/Ice, a full-...