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Modeling intensive ocean–cryosphere interactions in Lützow-Holm Bay, East Antarctica
Kazuya Kusahara
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC),
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0001, Japan
Daisuke Hirano
Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo,
Hokkaido, 060-0819, Japan
Arctic Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido,
001-0021, Japan
Masakazu Fujii
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8518,
Japan
Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8518, Japan
Alexander D. Fraser
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, University of Tasmania,
Hobart, Tasmania, 7004, Australia
Takeshi Tamura
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8518,
Japan
Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8518, Japan
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Short summary
We used an ocean–sea ice–ice shelf model with a 2–3 km horizontal resolution to investigate ocean–ice shelf/glacier interactions in Lützow-Holm Bay, East Antarctica. The numerical model reproduced the observed warm water intrusion along the deep trough in the bay. We examined in detail (1) water mass changes between the upper continental slope and shelf regions and (2) the fast-ice role in the ocean conditions and basal melting at the Shirase Glacier tongue.
We used an ocean–sea ice–ice shelf model with a 2–3 km horizontal resolution to investigate...
