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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ftolddominionuni:oai:digitalcommons.odu.edu:ccpo_pubs-1231 2023-12-17T10:21:45+01:00 Modeling Ice Shelf/Ocean Interaction in Antarctica: A Review Dinniman, Michael S. Asay-Davis, Xylar S. Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin K. Holland, Paul R. Jenkins, Adrian Timmerman, Ralph 2016-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ccpo_pubs/229 https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2016.106 https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/context/ccpo_pubs/article/1231/viewcontent/Dinniman2016ModelingIceShelfOceaninAntarcticaOCR.pdf unknown ODU Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ccpo_pubs/229 doi:10.5670/oceanog.2016.106 https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/context/ccpo_pubs/article/1231/viewcontent/Dinniman2016ModelingIceShelfOceaninAntarcticaOCR.pdf "Note that permission is granted to authors to post their final pdfs, provided by Oceanography , on their personal or institutional websites and to deposit those files in their institutional archives, as required." Publisher version available at: https://tos.org/oceanography/article/modeling-ice-shelf-ocean-interaction-in-antarctica-a-review CCPO Publications Ice Ocean circulation beneath Ice shelves Melt rates Sea water Ocean circulation models Glaciers Modeling Oceanography Climate models West Antarctica Continental shelf Climate article 2016 ftolddominionuni https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2016.106 2023-11-20T19:09:45Z 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* West Antarctica Old Dominion University: ODU Digital Commons Antarctic The Antarctic West Antarctica Buttress ENVELOPE(-57.083,-57.083,-63.550,-63.550) Oceanography 29 4 144 153 |
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Ice Ocean circulation beneath Ice shelves Melt rates Sea water Ocean circulation models Glaciers Modeling Oceanography Climate models West Antarctica Continental shelf Climate Dinniman, Michael S. Asay-Davis, Xylar S. Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin K. Holland, Paul R. Jenkins, Adrian Timmerman, Ralph Modeling Ice Shelf/Ocean Interaction in Antarctica: A Review |
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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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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Dinniman, Michael S. Asay-Davis, Xylar S. Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin K. Holland, Paul R. Jenkins, Adrian Timmerman, Ralph |
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Dinniman, Michael S. Asay-Davis, Xylar S. Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin K. Holland, Paul R. Jenkins, Adrian Timmerman, Ralph |
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Dinniman, Michael S. |
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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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https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ccpo_pubs/229 https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2016.106 https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/context/ccpo_pubs/article/1231/viewcontent/Dinniman2016ModelingIceShelfOceaninAntarcticaOCR.pdf |
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Antarctic The Antarctic West Antarctica Buttress |
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"Note that permission is granted to authors to post their final pdfs, provided by Oceanography , on their personal or institutional websites and to deposit those files in their institutional archives, as required." Publisher version available at: https://tos.org/oceanography/article/modeling-ice-shelf-ocean-interaction-in-antarctica-a-review |
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