The impact of tides on Antarctic ice shelf melting

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: O. Richter, D. E. Gwyther, M. A. King, B. K. Galton-Fenzi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: geo; envir; Antarctic; Antarctic Ocean; Ronne Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-1409-2022; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/16/1409/2022/tc-16-1409-2022.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/5d640be24969460ab3d22f5a7b9f3fe9

Tides influence basal melting of individual Antarctic ice shelves, but their net impact on Antarctic-wide ice–ocean interaction has yet to be constrained. Here we quantify the impact of tides on ice shelf melting and the continental shelf seas using a 4 km resolution circum-Antarctic ocean model. Ac...