Eddy-resolving simulations of the Fimbul Ice Shelf cavity circulation: Basal melting and exchange with open ocean

• Published in: Ocean Modelling
• Main Authors: Hattermann, T, Smedsrud, LH, Nost, OA, Lilly, JM, Galton-Fenzi, B
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Sci Ltd 2014
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Antarctic; Fimbul Ice Shelf; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2014.07.004; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/94379

Melting at the base of floating ice shelves is a dominant term in the overall Antarctic mass budget. This study applies a high-resolution regional ice shelf/ocean model, constrained by observations, to (i) quantify present basal mass loss at the Fimbul Ice Shelf (FIS); and (ii) investigate the ocean...