Modeling Ice Shelf/Ocean Interaction in Antarctica: A Review
The most rapid loss of ice from the Antarctic Ice Sheet is observed where ice streams flow into the ocean and begin to float, forming the great Antarctic ice shelves that surround much of the continent. Because these ice shelves are floating, their thinning does not greatly influence sea level. Howe...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:516001 2023-05-15T13:49:33+02:00 Modeling Ice Shelf/Ocean Interaction in Antarctica: A Review Dinniman, Michael Asay-Davis, Xylar Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin Holland, Paul Jenkins, Adrian Timmermann, Ralph 2016-10 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516001/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516001/1/29-4_dinniman.pdf https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2016.106 en eng Oceanography Society https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516001/1/29-4_dinniman.pdf Dinniman, Michael; Asay-Davis, Xylar; Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin; Holland, Paul orcid:0000-0001-8370-289X Jenkins, Adrian orcid:0000-0002-9117-0616 Timmermann, Ralph. 2016 Modeling Ice Shelf/Ocean Interaction in Antarctica: A Review. Oceanography, 29 (4). 144-153. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2016.106 <https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2016.106> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2016 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2016.106 2023-02-04T19:44:20Z The most rapid loss of ice from the Antarctic Ice Sheet is observed where ice streams flow into the ocean and begin to float, forming the great Antarctic ice shelves that surround much of the continent. Because these ice shelves are floating, their thinning does not greatly influence sea level. However, they also buttress the ice streams draining the ice sheet, and so ice shelf changes do significantly influence sea level by altering the discharge of grounded ice. Currently, the most significant loss of mass from the ice shelves is from melting at the base (although iceberg calving is a close second). Accessing the ocean beneath ice shelves is extremely difficult, so numerical models are invaluable for understanding the processes governing basal melting. This paper describes the different ways in which ice shelf/ocean interactions are modeled and discusses emerging directions that will enhance understanding of how the ice shelves are melting now and how this might change in the future. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Sheet Ice Shelf Ice Shelves Iceberg* Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Buttress ENVELOPE(-57.083,-57.083,-63.550,-63.550) Oceanography 29 4 144 153 |
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The most rapid loss of ice from the Antarctic Ice Sheet is observed where ice streams flow into the ocean and begin to float, forming the great Antarctic ice shelves that surround much of the continent. Because these ice shelves are floating, their thinning does not greatly influence sea level. However, they also buttress the ice streams draining the ice sheet, and so ice shelf changes do significantly influence sea level by altering the discharge of grounded ice. Currently, the most significant loss of mass from the ice shelves is from melting at the base (although iceberg calving is a close second). Accessing the ocean beneath ice shelves is extremely difficult, so numerical models are invaluable for understanding the processes governing basal melting. This paper describes the different ways in which ice shelf/ocean interactions are modeled and discusses emerging directions that will enhance understanding of how the ice shelves are melting now and how this might change in the future. |
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Dinniman, Michael Asay-Davis, Xylar Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin Holland, Paul Jenkins, Adrian Timmermann, Ralph Modeling Ice Shelf/Ocean Interaction in Antarctica: A Review |
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Dinniman, Michael Asay-Davis, Xylar Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin Holland, Paul Jenkins, Adrian Timmermann, Ralph |
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Modeling Ice Shelf/Ocean Interaction in Antarctica: A Review |
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Modeling Ice Shelf/Ocean Interaction in Antarctica: A Review |
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Modeling Ice Shelf/Ocean Interaction in Antarctica: A Review |
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Modeling Ice Shelf/Ocean Interaction in Antarctica: A Review |
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Modeling Ice Shelf/Ocean Interaction in Antarctica: A Review |
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modeling ice shelf/ocean interaction in antarctica: a review |
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http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516001/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516001/1/29-4_dinniman.pdf https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2016.106 |
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https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516001/1/29-4_dinniman.pdf Dinniman, Michael; Asay-Davis, Xylar; Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin; Holland, Paul orcid:0000-0001-8370-289X Jenkins, Adrian orcid:0000-0002-9117-0616 Timmermann, Ralph. 2016 Modeling Ice Shelf/Ocean Interaction in Antarctica: A Review. Oceanography, 29 (4). 144-153. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2016.106 <https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2016.106> |
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