Articles | Volume 16, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-1221-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-1221-2022
Research article
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08 Apr 2022
Research article |  | 08 Apr 2022

Thermal structure of the Amery Ice Shelf from borehole observations and simulations

Yu Wang, Chen Zhao, Rupert Gladstone, Ben Galton-Fenzi, and Roland Warner

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on tc-2021-248', Thomas Kleiner, 12 Oct 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Yu Wang, 17 Jan 2022
  • RC2: 'Review of Wang, "Thermal structure of the Amery Ice Shelf from borehole observations and simulations"', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Oct 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Yu Wang, 17 Jan 2022

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) (02 Feb 2022) by Alexander Robinson
AR by Yu Wang on behalf of the Authors (17 Feb 2022)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (03 Mar 2022) by Alexander Robinson
AR by Yu Wang on behalf of the Authors (04 Mar 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (07 Mar 2022) by Alexander Robinson
AR by Yu Wang on behalf of the Authors (08 Mar 2022)
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Short summary
The thermal structure of the Amery Ice Shelf and its spatial pattern are evaluated and analysed through temperature observations from six boreholes and numerical simulations. The simulations demonstrate significant ice warming downstream along the ice flow and a great variation of the thermal structure across the ice flow. We suggest that the thermal structure of the Amery Ice Shelf is unlikely to be affected by current climate changes on decadal timescales.