Automated mapping of the seasonal evolution of surface meltwater and its links to climate on the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica

Tuckett, Peter A.; Ely, Jeremy C.; Sole, Andrew J.; Lea, James M.; Livingstone, Stephen J.; Jones, Julie M.; van Wessem, J. Melchior

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5785-2021

Articles | Volume 15, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5785-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5785-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 12

Research article

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22 Dec 2021

Research article |

| 22 Dec 2021

Automated mapping of the seasonal evolution of surface meltwater and its links to climate on the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica

Peter A. Tuckett, Jeremy C. Ely, Andrew J. Sole, James M. Lea, Stephen J. Livingstone, Julie M. Jones, and J. Melchior van Wessem

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RC1:
'Comment on tc-2021-177', Sammie Buzzard, 17 Aug 2021

The comment was uploaded in the form of a supplement: https://tc.copernicus.org/preprints/tc-2021-177/tc-2021-177-RC1-supplement.pdf

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2021-177-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Peter Tuckett, 11 Oct 2021
  
  Dear Huw Horgan,
  We have received two reviews of our manuscript entitled ‘Automated mapping of the seasonal evolution of surface meltwater and its links to climate on the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica’. Both reviewers were complimentary of the content and presentation of the manuscript, and deemed our work to be a useful contribution to the field. Both reviewers recommended the manuscript for publication following minor edits.
  We are grateful to both reviewers for providing useful suggestions which have improved the quality of the manuscript. We carefully considered all the changes that were suggested, and have implemented the majority of them. The detail of these changes can be viewed in the attached document; reviewer comments are shown in black, and our responses are in blue. Line numbers used in our responses refer to the revised version of the manuscript.
  We would like to thank you for handling our manuscript, and hope that it is now suitable for publication.
  Kind regards,
  Peter Tuckett and co-authors
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2021-177-AC1
RC2:
'Comment on tc-2021-177', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Aug 2021

The comment was uploaded in the form of a supplement: https://tc.copernicus.org/preprints/tc-2021-177/tc-2021-177-RC2-supplement.pdf

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2021-177-RC2
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Peter Tuckett, 11 Oct 2021
  
  Dear Huw Horgan,
  We have received two reviews of our manuscript entitled ‘Automated mapping of the seasonal evolution of surface meltwater and its links to climate on the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica’. Both reviewers were complimentary of the content and presentation of the manuscript, and deemed our work to be a useful contribution to the field. Both reviewers recommended the manuscript for publication following minor edits.
  We are grateful to both reviewers for providing useful suggestions which have improved the quality of the manuscript. We carefully considered all the changes that were suggested, and have implemented the majority of them. The detail of these changes can be viewed in the attached document; reviewer comments are shown in black, and our responses are in blue. Line numbers used in our responses refer to the revised version of the manuscript.
  We would like to thank you for handling our manuscript, and hope that it is now suitable for publication.
  Kind regards,
  Peter Tuckett and co-authors
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2021-177-AC2

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (26 Oct 2021) by Huw Horgan

AR by Peter Tuckett on behalf of the Authors (29 Oct 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (09 Nov 2021) by Huw Horgan

AR by Peter Tuckett on behalf of the Authors (10 Nov 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (19 Nov 2021) by Huw Horgan

AR by Peter Tuckett on behalf of the Authors (19 Nov 2021) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Lakes form on the surface of the Antarctic Ice Sheet during the summer. These lakes can generate further melt, break up floating ice shelves and alter ice dynamics. Here, we describe a new automated method for mapping surface lakes and apply our technique to the Amery Ice Shelf between 2005 and 2020. Lake area is highly variable between years, driven by large-scale climate patterns. This technique will help us understand the role of Antarctic surface lakes in our warming world.