Explicit and parametrised representation of under ice shelf seas in a z* coordinate ocean model NEMO 3.6

• Published in: Geoscientific Model Development
• Main Authors: Mathiot, Pierre, Jenkins, Adrian, Harris, Christopher, Madec, Gurvan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications on behalf of European Geosciences Union 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Weddell Sea; Weddell; Amery; Getz; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516967/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516967/1/Mathiot.pdf; https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/10/2849/2017/

Ice shelf/ocean interactions are a major source of fresh water on the Antarctic continental shelf and have a strong impact on ocean properties, ocean circulation and sea ice. However, climate models based on the ocean/sea ice model NEMO currently do not include these interactions in any detail. The...