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Research article
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21 Nov 2017
Research article |
| 21 Nov 2017
Detecting high spatial variability of ice shelf basal mass balance, Roi Baudouin Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Laboratoire de glaciologie, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Reinhard Drews
Department of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Veit Helm
Glaciology Section, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Sainan Sun
Laboratoire de glaciologie, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Frank Pattyn
Laboratoire de glaciologie, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Bathymetric Control on Borchgrevink and Roi Baudouin Ice Shelves in East Antarctica H. Eisermann et al.
- Representation of basal melting at the grounding line in ice flow models H. Seroussi & M. Morlighem
- Basal melt of the southern Filchner Ice Shelf, Antarctica O. Zeising et al.
- A comparison of contemporaneous airborne altimetry and ice-thickness measurements of Antarctic ice shelves A. Chartrand & I. Howat
- Accelerated Basal Melt Rates of Ice Shelves in North Greenland From 2013 to 2022 Estimated With the High‐Resolution ArcticDEM G. Wang et al.
- Predicting the steady-state isochronal stratigraphy of ice shelves using observations and modeling V. Višnjević et al.
- Reviews and syntheses: A framework to observe, understand and project ecosystem response to environmental change in the East Antarctic Southern Ocean J. Gutt et al.
- Modeling ice shelf cavities in the unstructured-grid, Finite Volume Community Ocean Model: Implementation and effects of resolving small-scale topography Q. Zhou & T. Hattermann
- Sub-shelf melt pattern and ice sheet mass loss governed by meltwater flow below ice shelves F. Jesse et al.
- Basal Channel Evolution on the Getz Ice Shelf, West Antarctica A. Chartrand & I. Howat
- Mapping Basal Melt Under the Shackleton Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, From CryoSat-2 Radar Altimetry Q. Liang et al.
- Extensive and anomalous grounding line retreat at Vanderford Glacier, Vincennes Bay, Wilkes Land, East Antarctica H. Picton et al.
- How Accurately Should We Model Ice Shelf Melt Rates? D. Goldberg et al.
- Radar internal reflection horizons from multisystem data reflect ice dynamic and surface accumulation history along the Princess Ragnhild Coast, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica I. Koch et al.
- Ice‐Shelf Basal Melt Channels Stabilized by Secondary Flow M. Wearing et al.
- Atmospheric and Oceanographic Signatures in the Ice Shelf Channel Morphology of Roi Baudouin Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, Inferred From Radar Data R. Drews et al.
- Unveiling spatial variability within the Dotson Melt Channel through high-resolution basal melt rates from the Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica A. Zinck et al.
- Calving Induced Speedup of Petermann Glacier M. Rückamp et al.
- Antarctic ice shelf thickness change from multimission lidar mapping T. Sutterley et al.
- Basal mass balance and prevalence of ice tongues in the Western ross sea R. Gomez-Fell et al.
- Ice shelf basal melt rates from a high-resolution digital elevation model (DEM) record for Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica D. Shean et al.
- Shear-margin melting causes stronger transient ice discharge than ice-stream melting in idealized simulations J. Feldmann et al.
- A review of the scientific knowledge of the seascape off Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica A. Lowther et al.
- Spatial and temporal variations in basal melting at Nivlisen ice shelf, East Antarctica, derived from phase-sensitive radars K. Lindbäck et al.
- Characteristics of ice rises and ice rumples in Dronning Maud Land and Enderby Land, Antarctica V. Goel et al.
- Modelling Antarctic ice shelf basal melt patterns using the one-layer Antarctic model for dynamical downscaling of ice–ocean exchanges (LADDIE v1.0) E. Lambert et al.
- Empirical Removal of Tides and Inverse Barometer Effect on DInSAR From Double DInSAR and a Regional Climate Model Q. Glaude et al.
- Simulation-based inference of surface accumulation and basal melt rates of an Antarctic ice shelf from isochronal layers G. Moss et al.
28 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Bathymetric Control on Borchgrevink and Roi Baudouin Ice Shelves in East Antarctica H. Eisermann et al.
- Representation of basal melting at the grounding line in ice flow models H. Seroussi & M. Morlighem
- Basal melt of the southern Filchner Ice Shelf, Antarctica O. Zeising et al.
- A comparison of contemporaneous airborne altimetry and ice-thickness measurements of Antarctic ice shelves A. Chartrand & I. Howat
- Accelerated Basal Melt Rates of Ice Shelves in North Greenland From 2013 to 2022 Estimated With the High‐Resolution ArcticDEM G. Wang et al.
- Predicting the steady-state isochronal stratigraphy of ice shelves using observations and modeling V. Višnjević et al.
- Reviews and syntheses: A framework to observe, understand and project ecosystem response to environmental change in the East Antarctic Southern Ocean J. Gutt et al.
- Modeling ice shelf cavities in the unstructured-grid, Finite Volume Community Ocean Model: Implementation and effects of resolving small-scale topography Q. Zhou & T. Hattermann
- Sub-shelf melt pattern and ice sheet mass loss governed by meltwater flow below ice shelves F. Jesse et al.
- Basal Channel Evolution on the Getz Ice Shelf, West Antarctica A. Chartrand & I. Howat
- Mapping Basal Melt Under the Shackleton Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, From CryoSat-2 Radar Altimetry Q. Liang et al.
- Extensive and anomalous grounding line retreat at Vanderford Glacier, Vincennes Bay, Wilkes Land, East Antarctica H. Picton et al.
- How Accurately Should We Model Ice Shelf Melt Rates? D. Goldberg et al.
- Radar internal reflection horizons from multisystem data reflect ice dynamic and surface accumulation history along the Princess Ragnhild Coast, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica I. Koch et al.
- Ice‐Shelf Basal Melt Channels Stabilized by Secondary Flow M. Wearing et al.
- Atmospheric and Oceanographic Signatures in the Ice Shelf Channel Morphology of Roi Baudouin Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, Inferred From Radar Data R. Drews et al.
- Unveiling spatial variability within the Dotson Melt Channel through high-resolution basal melt rates from the Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica A. Zinck et al.
- Calving Induced Speedup of Petermann Glacier M. Rückamp et al.
- Antarctic ice shelf thickness change from multimission lidar mapping T. Sutterley et al.
- Basal mass balance and prevalence of ice tongues in the Western ross sea R. Gomez-Fell et al.
- Ice shelf basal melt rates from a high-resolution digital elevation model (DEM) record for Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica D. Shean et al.
- Shear-margin melting causes stronger transient ice discharge than ice-stream melting in idealized simulations J. Feldmann et al.
- A review of the scientific knowledge of the seascape off Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica A. Lowther et al.
- Spatial and temporal variations in basal melting at Nivlisen ice shelf, East Antarctica, derived from phase-sensitive radars K. Lindbäck et al.
- Characteristics of ice rises and ice rumples in Dronning Maud Land and Enderby Land, Antarctica V. Goel et al.
- Modelling Antarctic ice shelf basal melt patterns using the one-layer Antarctic model for dynamical downscaling of ice–ocean exchanges (LADDIE v1.0) E. Lambert et al.
- Empirical Removal of Tides and Inverse Barometer Effect on DInSAR From Double DInSAR and a Regional Climate Model Q. Glaude et al.
- Simulation-based inference of surface accumulation and basal melt rates of an Antarctic ice shelf from isochronal layers G. Moss et al.
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Short summary
Floating ice shelves act as a plug for the Antarctic ice sheet. The efficiency of this ice plug depends on how and how much the ocean melts the ice from below. This study relies on satellite imagery and a Lagrangian approach to map in detail the basal mass balance of an Antarctic ice shelf. Although the large-scale melting pattern of the ice shelf agrees with previous studies, our technique successfully detects local variability (< 1 km) in the basal melting of the ice shelf.
Floating ice shelves act as a plug for the Antarctic ice sheet. The efficiency of this ice plug...
