A new tide model for the Antarctic ice shelves and seas

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Padman, L, Fricker, HA, Coleman, R, Howard, S, Erofeeva, L
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Glaciological Society 2002
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Antarctic; Island Bay; Pine Island Bay; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Annals of Glaciology; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Pine Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3189/172756402781817752; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/25662

We describe a new tide model for the seas surrounding Antarctica, including the ocean cavities under the floating ice shelves. The model uses data assimilation to improve its fit to available data. Typical peak-to-peak tide ranges on ice shelves are 1-2 m but can exceed 3 m for the Filchner-Ronne an...