The sensitivity of the Antarctic ice sheet to a changing climate: Past, present, and future
Abstract The Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) is out of equilibrium with the current anthropogenic‐
enhanced climate forcing. Paleoenvironmental records and ice sheet models reveal that the …
enhanced climate forcing. Paleoenvironmental records and ice sheet models reveal that the …
Closing the loops on Southern Ocean dynamics: From the circumpolar current to ice shelves and from bottom mixing to surface waves
LG Bennetts, CJ Shakespeare… - Reviews of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
role it plays in the global climate and the profound changes it is experiencing. The review …
Melting of glacier ice enhanced by bursting air bubbles
Feedbacks between ice melt, glacier flow and ocean circulation can rapidly accelerate ice
loss at tidewater glaciers and alter projections of sea-level rise. At the core of these …
loss at tidewater glaciers and alter projections of sea-level rise. At the core of these …
Meltwater intrusions reveal mechanisms for rapid submarine melt at a tidewater glacier
Submarine melting has been implicated as a driver of glacier retreat and sea level rise, but
to date melting has been difficult to observe and quantify. As a result, melt rates have been …
to date melting has been difficult to observe and quantify. As a result, melt rates have been …
The relationship between submarine melt and subglacial discharge from observations at a tidewater glacier
At tidewater glacier termini, ocean‐glacier interactions hinge on two sources of freshwater—
submarine melt and subglacial discharge—yet these freshwater fluxes are often …
submarine melt and subglacial discharge—yet these freshwater fluxes are often …
An improved and observationally‐constrained melt rate parameterization for vertical ice fronts of marine terminating glaciers
Submarine melting at Greenland's marine terminating glaciers is a crucial, yet poorly
constrained process in the coupled ice‐ocean system. Application of Antarctic melt rate …
constrained process in the coupled ice‐ocean system. Application of Antarctic melt rate …
Subglacial plumes
IJ Hewitt - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Buoyant plumes form when glacial ice melts directly into the ocean or when subglacial
meltwater is discharged to the ocean at depth. They play a key role in regulating heat …
meltwater is discharged to the ocean at depth. They play a key role in regulating heat …
How Does the Ocean Melt Antarctic Ice Shelves?
The present-day state and future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet depend on the rate at which the
ocean melts its fringing ice shelves. Ocean heat must cross many physical and dynamical …
ocean melts its fringing ice shelves. Ocean heat must cross many physical and dynamical …
A synthesis of thermodynamic ablation at ice–ocean interfaces from theory, observations and models
Thermodynamic ablation of ice in contact with the ocean is an essential element of ice sheet
and ocean interactions but is challenging to model and quantify. Building on earlier …
and ocean interactions but is challenging to model and quantify. Building on earlier …
Improved parameterizations of vertical ice‐ocean boundary layers and melt rates
KX Zhao, ED Skyllingstad… - Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Buoyancy fluxes and submarine melt rates at vertical ice‐ocean interfaces are commonly
parameterized using theories derived for unbounded free plumes. A Large Eddy Simulation …
parameterized using theories derived for unbounded free plumes. A Large Eddy Simulation …