Energetics of surface melt in West Antarctica

Ghiz, Madison L.; Scott, Ryan C.; Vogelmann, Andrew M.; Lenaerts, Jan T. M.; Lazzara, Matthew; Lubin, Dan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3459-2021

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Energetics of surface melt in West Antarctica

Madison L. Ghiz, Ryan C. Scott, Andrew M. Vogelmann, Jan T. M. Lenaerts, Matthew Lazzara, and Dan Lubin

Madison L. Ghiz

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0206, USA

Ryan C. Scott

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9182-0834

Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA 23666, USA

Andrew M. Vogelmann

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1918-5423

Environmental and Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973-5000, USA

Jan T. M. Lenaerts

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4309-4011

Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0311, USA

Matthew Lazzara

Antarctic Meteorological Research Center, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA

Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI 53704, USA

Dan Lubin

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR

dlubin@ucsd.edu

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0206, USA

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We investigate how melt occurs over the vulnerable ice shelves of West Antarctica and determine that the three primary mechanisms can be evaluated using archived numerical weather prediction model data and satellite imagery. We find examples of each mechanism: thermal blanketing by a warm atmosphere, radiative heating by thin clouds, and downslope winds. Our results signify the potential to make a multi-decadal assessment of atmospheric stress on West Antarctic ice shelves in a warming climate.

We investigate how melt occurs over the vulnerable ice shelves of West Antarctica and determine...