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Ice-shelf ocean boundary layer dynamics from large-eddy simulations
Carolyn Branecky Begeman
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Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
Xylar Asay-Davis
Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
Luke Van Roekel
Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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The Antarctic ice sheet has been losing mass over at least the past 3 decades in response to changes in atmospheric and oceanic conditions. This study presents an ensemble of model simulations of the Antarctic evolution over the 2015–2100 period based on various ice sheet models, climate forcings and emission scenarios. Results suggest that the West Antarctic ice sheet will continue losing a large amount of ice, while the East Antarctic ice sheet could experience increased snow accumulation.
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Short summary
This study uses ocean modeling at ultra-high resolution to study the small-scale ocean mixing that controls ice-shelf melting. It offers some insights into the relationship between ice-shelf melting and ocean temperature far from the ice base, which may help us project how fast ice will melt when ocean waters entering the cavity warm. This study adds to a growing body of research that indicates we need a more sophisticated treatment of ice-shelf melting in coarse-resolution ocean models.
This study uses ocean modeling at ultra-high resolution to study the small-scale ocean mixing...
