Estimation of ice shelf melt rate in the presence of a thermohaline staircase

• Published in: Journal of Physical Oceanography
• Main Authors: Kimura, Satoshi, Nicholls, Keith W., Venables, Emily
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Meteorological Society 2015
• Subjects: George VI Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/508647/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/508647/1/JPO-D-14-0106.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-14-0106.1

Diffusive convection–favorable thermohaline staircases are observed directly beneath George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctica. A thermohaline staircase is one of the most pronounced manifestations of double-diffusive convection. Cooling and freshening of the ocean by melting ice produces cool, freshwater abo...