Modeling the effect of Ross Ice Shelf melting on the Southern Ocean in quasi-equilibrium

Liu, Xiying

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3033-2018

Articles | Volume 12, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3033-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3033-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 9

Research article

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26 Sep 2018

Research article |

| 26 Sep 2018

Modeling the effect of Ross Ice Shelf melting on the Southern Ocean in quasi-equilibrium

Xiying Liu

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RC1: 'Review of “Modelling Ross Ice Shelf melting effect on the Southern Ocean in quasi-equilibrium” by Xiying Liu for The Cryosphere Discussions, 2018', Ryan Walker, 06 Jan 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to R. Walker', Xiying Liu, 08 Mar 2018
RC2: 'Review of “Modelling Ross Ice Shelf melting effect on the Southern Ocean in quasi-equilibrium” by Liu', Xylar Asay-Davis, 29 Jan 2018
- AC2: 'Reply to X. Asay-Davis', Xiying Liu, 08 Mar 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Xiying Liu on behalf of the Authors (31 Mar 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (15 Apr 2018) by David M Holland

AR by Xiying Liu on behalf of the Authors (27 May 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (19 Jul 2018) by David M Holland

RR by Ryan Walker (08 Aug 2018)

RR by Xylar Asay-Davis (09 Aug 2018)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (17 Aug 2018) by David M Holland

AR by Xiying Liu on behalf of the Authors (24 Aug 2018) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Numerical experiments have been performed to study the effect of basal melting of the Ross Ice Shelf on the ocean southward of 35° S. It is shown that the melt rate averaged over the entire Ross Ice Shelf is 0.253 m year^-1, which is associated with a freshwater flux of 3150 m³ s^-1. The extra freshwater flux decreases the salinity in the Southern Ocean substantially, leading to anomalies in circulation, sea ice, and heat transport in certain parts of the ocean.