Ice-shelf ocean boundary layer dynamics from large-eddy simulations

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: C. B. Begeman, X. Asay-Davis, L. Van Roekel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; Buttress; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-277-2022; https://doaj.org/article/4611e9c5c40c498cb1df8a249242ebc0

Small-scale turbulent flow below ice shelves is regionally isolated and difficult to measure and simulate. Yet these small-scale processes, which regulate heat and salt transfer between the ocean and ice shelves, can affect sea-level rise by altering the ability of Antarctic ice shelves to “buttress...