Modelling landfast sea ice and its influence on ocean-ice interactions in the area of the Totten Glacier, East Antarctica
The Totten Glacier in East Antarctica is of major climate interest because of the large fluctuation of its grounding line and of its potential vulnerability to climate change. The ocean above the continental shelf in front of the Totten ice shelf exhibits large extents of landfast sea ice with low i...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:148050 2023-05-15T13:42:40+02:00 Modelling landfast sea ice and its influence on ocean-ice interactions in the area of the Totten Glacier, East Antarctica Van Achter, G Fichefet, T Goosse, H Pelletier, C Sterlin, J Huot, P-V Lemieux, J-F Fraser, AD Haubner, K Porter-Smith, R 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2021.101920 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/148050 en eng Elsevier Sci Ltd http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2021.101920 Van Achter, G and Fichefet, T and Goosse, H and Pelletier, C and Sterlin, J and Huot, P-V and Lemieux, J-F and Fraser, AD and Haubner, K and Porter-Smith, R, Modelling landfast sea ice and its influence on ocean-ice interactions in the area of the Totten Glacier, East Antarctica, Ocean Modelling, 169 Article 101920. ISSN 1463-5003 (2022) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/148050 Earth Sciences Physical geography and environmental geoscience Glaciology Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2022 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2021.101920 2022-10-17T22:16:47Z The Totten Glacier in East Antarctica is of major climate interest because of the large fluctuation of its grounding line and of its potential vulnerability to climate change. The ocean above the continental shelf in front of the Totten ice shelf exhibits large extents of landfast sea ice with low interannual variability. Landfast sea ice is either crudely or not at all represented in current climate models. These models are potentially omitting or misrepresenting important effects related to this type of sea ice, such as its influence on coastal polynya locations. Yet, the impact of the landfast sea ice on the oceanice shelf interactions is poorly understood. Using a series of high-resolution, regional NEMO-LIM-based experiments, including an explicit treatment of oceanice shelf interactions, over the years 20012010, we simulate a realistic landfast sea ice extent in the area of Totten Glacier through a combination of a sea ice tensile strength parameterisation and a grounded iceberg representation. We show that the presence of landfast sea ice impacts seriously both the location of coastal polynyas and the ocean mixed layer depth along the coast, in addition to favouring the intrusion of mixed Circumpolar Deep Water into the ice shelf cavities. Depending on the local bathymetry and the landfast sea ice distribution, landfast sea ice affects ice shelf cavities differently. The Totten ice shelf melt rate is increased by 16% on average and its variance decreased by 38%, while the Moscow University ice shelf melt rate is increased +54% by in winter. This highlights the importance of including an accurate landfast sea ice representation in regional and eventually global climate models. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica East Antarctica Ice Shelf Moscow University Ice Shelf Sea ice Totten Glacier Totten Ice Shelf eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) East Antarctica Totten Glacier ENVELOPE(116.333,116.333,-66.833,-66.833) Moscow University Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(121.000,121.000,-67.000,-67.000) Ocean Modelling 169 101920 |
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Earth Sciences Physical geography and environmental geoscience Glaciology Van Achter, G Fichefet, T Goosse, H Pelletier, C Sterlin, J Huot, P-V Lemieux, J-F Fraser, AD Haubner, K Porter-Smith, R Modelling landfast sea ice and its influence on ocean-ice interactions in the area of the Totten Glacier, East Antarctica |
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The Totten Glacier in East Antarctica is of major climate interest because of the large fluctuation of its grounding line and of its potential vulnerability to climate change. The ocean above the continental shelf in front of the Totten ice shelf exhibits large extents of landfast sea ice with low interannual variability. Landfast sea ice is either crudely or not at all represented in current climate models. These models are potentially omitting or misrepresenting important effects related to this type of sea ice, such as its influence on coastal polynya locations. Yet, the impact of the landfast sea ice on the oceanice shelf interactions is poorly understood. Using a series of high-resolution, regional NEMO-LIM-based experiments, including an explicit treatment of oceanice shelf interactions, over the years 20012010, we simulate a realistic landfast sea ice extent in the area of Totten Glacier through a combination of a sea ice tensile strength parameterisation and a grounded iceberg representation. We show that the presence of landfast sea ice impacts seriously both the location of coastal polynyas and the ocean mixed layer depth along the coast, in addition to favouring the intrusion of mixed Circumpolar Deep Water into the ice shelf cavities. Depending on the local bathymetry and the landfast sea ice distribution, landfast sea ice affects ice shelf cavities differently. The Totten ice shelf melt rate is increased by 16% on average and its variance decreased by 38%, while the Moscow University ice shelf melt rate is increased +54% by in winter. This highlights the importance of including an accurate landfast sea ice representation in regional and eventually global climate models. |
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Van Achter, G Fichefet, T Goosse, H Pelletier, C Sterlin, J Huot, P-V Lemieux, J-F Fraser, AD Haubner, K Porter-Smith, R |
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Van Achter, G Fichefet, T Goosse, H Pelletier, C Sterlin, J Huot, P-V Lemieux, J-F Fraser, AD Haubner, K Porter-Smith, R |
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Modelling landfast sea ice and its influence on ocean-ice interactions in the area of the Totten Glacier, East Antarctica |
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Modelling landfast sea ice and its influence on ocean-ice interactions in the area of the Totten Glacier, East Antarctica |
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Modelling landfast sea ice and its influence on ocean-ice interactions in the area of the Totten Glacier, East Antarctica |
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Modelling landfast sea ice and its influence on ocean-ice interactions in the area of the Totten Glacier, East Antarctica |
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Modelling landfast sea ice and its influence on ocean-ice interactions in the area of the Totten Glacier, East Antarctica |
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modelling landfast sea ice and its influence on ocean-ice interactions in the area of the totten glacier, east antarctica |
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ENVELOPE(116.333,116.333,-66.833,-66.833) ENVELOPE(121.000,121.000,-67.000,-67.000) |
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East Antarctica Totten Glacier Moscow University Ice Shelf |
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East Antarctica Totten Glacier Moscow University Ice Shelf |
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Antarc* Antarctica East Antarctica Ice Shelf Moscow University Ice Shelf Sea ice Totten Glacier Totten Ice Shelf |
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Antarc* Antarctica East Antarctica Ice Shelf Moscow University Ice Shelf Sea ice Totten Glacier Totten Ice Shelf |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2021.101920 Van Achter, G and Fichefet, T and Goosse, H and Pelletier, C and Sterlin, J and Huot, P-V and Lemieux, J-F and Fraser, AD and Haubner, K and Porter-Smith, R, Modelling landfast sea ice and its influence on ocean-ice interactions in the area of the Totten Glacier, East Antarctica, Ocean Modelling, 169 Article 101920. ISSN 1463-5003 (2022) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/148050 |
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