Articles | Volume 15, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4099-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4099-2021
Research article
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26 Aug 2021
Research article |  | 26 Aug 2021

Satellite altimetry detection of ice-shelf-influenced fast ice

Gemma M. Brett, Daniel Price, Wolfgang Rack, and Patricia J. Langhorne

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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (11 Feb 2021) by Melody Sandells
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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (29 Mar 2021) by Melody Sandells
AR by Gemma Marie Brett on behalf of the Authors (10 May 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (26 May 2021) by Melody Sandells
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (16 Jun 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (23 Jun 2021)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (09 Jul 2021) by Melody Sandells
AR by Gemma Marie Brett on behalf of the Authors (12 Jul 2021)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
Ice shelf meltwater in the surface ocean affects sea ice formation, causing it to be thicker and, in particular conditions, to have a loose mass of platelet ice crystals called a sub‐ice platelet layer beneath. This causes the sea ice freeboard to stand higher above sea level. In this study, we demonstrate for the first time that the signature of ice shelf meltwater in the surface ocean manifesting as higher sea ice freeboard in McMurdo Sound is detectable from space using satellite technology.