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Thermal structure of the Amery Ice Shelf from borehole observations and simulations
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and
Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of
China, Qingdao, China
College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal
University, Beijing, China
Chen Zhao
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and
Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Rupert Gladstone
Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland
Ben Galton-Fenzi
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and
Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Australia
Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, University of
Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Roland Warner
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and
Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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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.
The thermal structure of the Amery Ice Shelf and its spatial pattern are evaluated and analysed...
