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: 2002
• Subjects: tide model; Antarctica; ice shelves; satellite altimetry; Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf; Ross Ice Shelf; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Weddell Sea; Weddell; Ronne Ice Shelf; Island Bay; Pine Island Bay; Annals of Glaciology; Antarc*; Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Pine Island
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/8365/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/8365/1/Padman_2002.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3189/172756402781817752

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...