Iceberg calving accounts for half of the mass discharge from the Greenland and Antarctic ice
sheets, which has increased dramatically over the last two decades. Through their …

A holistic review is given of the Southern Ocean dynamic system, in the context of the crucial
role it plays in the global climate and the profound changes it is experiencing. The review …

We numerically study the melting process of a solid layer heated from below such that a
liquid melt layer develops underneath. The objective is to quantitatively describe and …

We report on the shape dynamics of ice suspended in cold fresh water and subject to the
natural convective flows generated during melting. Experiments reveal shape motifs for …

The presence of salt in seawater strongly affects the melt rate and the shape evolution of ice,
both of utmost relevance in ice–ocean interactions and thus for the climate. To get a better …

Melting and solidification processes, intertwined with convective flows, play a fundamental
role in geophysical contexts. One of these processes is the formation of melt ponds on …

In December 2020, giant tabular iceberg A68a (surface area 3900 km2) broke up in open
ocean much deeper than its keel, indicating that the breakage was not immediately caused …

Antarctic ice shelves are losing mass at increasing rates, yet the ice‐ocean interactions that
cause significant ice loss are not well understood. A new approach of high‐resolution phase …

How fast ice melts in turbulent flows is key to many natural and industrial processes, most
notably the melting of ice in the polar regions. To get a better quantitative understanding of …

The recognizable shapes of landforms arise from processes such as erosion by wind or
water currents. However, explaining the physical origin of natural structures is challenging …