The role of channelized basal melt in ice-shelf stability: recent progress and future priorities
Basal channels, which form where buoyant plumes of ocean water and meltwater carve troughs upwards into ice-shelf bases, are widespread on Antarctic ice shelves. The formation of these features modulates ice-shelf basal melt by influencing the flow of buoyant plumes, and influences structural stabil...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:449f72a205c646d6ab480c16c0ff1928 2023-11-12T04:01:25+01:00 The role of channelized basal melt in ice-shelf stability: recent progress and future priorities Karen E. Alley Ted A. Scambos Richard B. Alley 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2023.5 https://doaj.org/article/449f72a205c646d6ab480c16c0ff1928 EN eng Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0260305523000058/type/journal_article https://doaj.org/toc/0260-3055 https://doaj.org/toc/1727-5644 doi:10.1017/aog.2023.5 0260-3055 1727-5644 https://doaj.org/article/449f72a205c646d6ab480c16c0ff1928 Annals of Glaciology, Vol 63, Pp 18-22 (2022) Ice shelves ice/ocean interactions ice-shelf break-up Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2023.5 2023-10-15T00:35:59Z Basal channels, which form where buoyant plumes of ocean water and meltwater carve troughs upwards into ice-shelf bases, are widespread on Antarctic ice shelves. The formation of these features modulates ice-shelf basal melt by influencing the flow of buoyant plumes, and influences structural stability through concentration of strain and interactions with fractures. Because of these effects, and because basal channels can change rapidly, on timescales similar to those of ice-shelf evolution, constraining the impacts of basal channels on ice shelves is necessary for predicting future ice-shelf destabilization and retreat. We suggest that future research priorities should include constraining patterns and rates of basal channel change, determining mechanisms and detailed patterns of basal melt, and quantifying the influence that channel-related fractures have on ice-shelf stability. Article in Journal/Newspaper Annals of Glaciology Antarc* Antarctic Ice Shelf Ice Shelves Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic Annals of Glaciology 1 5 |
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Basal channels, which form where buoyant plumes of ocean water and meltwater carve troughs upwards into ice-shelf bases, are widespread on Antarctic ice shelves. The formation of these features modulates ice-shelf basal melt by influencing the flow of buoyant plumes, and influences structural stability through concentration of strain and interactions with fractures. Because of these effects, and because basal channels can change rapidly, on timescales similar to those of ice-shelf evolution, constraining the impacts of basal channels on ice shelves is necessary for predicting future ice-shelf destabilization and retreat. We suggest that future research priorities should include constraining patterns and rates of basal channel change, determining mechanisms and detailed patterns of basal melt, and quantifying the influence that channel-related fractures have on ice-shelf stability. |
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Karen E. Alley Ted A. Scambos Richard B. Alley |
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Karen E. Alley Ted A. Scambos Richard B. Alley |
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The role of channelized basal melt in ice-shelf stability: recent progress and future priorities |
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The role of channelized basal melt in ice-shelf stability: recent progress and future priorities |
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The role of channelized basal melt in ice-shelf stability: recent progress and future priorities |
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The role of channelized basal melt in ice-shelf stability: recent progress and future priorities |
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The role of channelized basal melt in ice-shelf stability: recent progress and future priorities |
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role of channelized basal melt in ice-shelf stability: recent progress and future priorities |
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