Tidal influences on a future evolution of the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf cavity in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: R. D. Mueller, T. Hattermann, S. L. Howard, L. Padman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Weddell Sea; Weddell; Ronne Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf; Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-453-2018; https://doaj.org/article/407941f349194cefab884aaf9b7761e6

Recent modeling studies of ocean circulation in the southern Weddell Sea, Antarctica, project an increase over this century of ocean heat into the cavity beneath Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf (FRIS). This increase in ocean heat would lead to more basal melting and a modification of the FRIS ice draft. Th...