Large Eddy Simulations of Turbulence below Antarctic Ice Shelves
Turbulence below ice shelves is of key importance for predicting ice-shelf melt rates and consequently the contribution of ice sheets to sea level rise. In this project we conducted Large-Eddy Simulations (LES) to improve our understanding of sub-ice-shelf ocean turbulence and the relationship betwe...
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2022
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| Online Access: | http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1783480 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1783480 https://doi.org/10.2172/1783480 |
| Summary: | Turbulence below ice shelves is of key importance for predicting ice-shelf melt rates and consequently the contribution of ice sheets to sea level rise. In this project we conducted Large-Eddy Simulations (LES) to improve our understanding of sub-ice-shelf ocean turbulence and the relationship between ice-shelf melt rates and ocean conditions. Over the course of the second and final year of this project (FY2020), we accomplished both major code developments for the PArallel Large-eddy simulation Model (PALM; Maronga et al., 2015) and conducted a suite of simulations which form the basis for a publication in preparation. |
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