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Articles | Volume 16, issue 11
Articles | Volume 16, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-4763-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-4763-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 11
Research article
 | 
23 Nov 2022
Research article |  | 23 Nov 2022

Predicting the steady-state isochronal stratigraphy of ice shelves using observations and modeling

Vjeran Višnjević, Reinhard Drews, Clemens Schannwell, Inka Koch, Steven Franke, Daniela Jansen, and Olaf Eisen

Data sets

Ultra-wideband radar profiles over the Roi Baudouin Ice Shelf in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica Daniela Jansen, Steven Franke, Veit Helm, Reinhard Drews, and Olaf Eisen https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.942989

ITS_LIVE Regional Glacier and Ice Sheet Surface Velocities A. S. Gardner, M. Fahnestock, and A. T. A. Scambos https://doi.org/10.5067/6II6VW8LLWJ7

Model code and software

Predicting the steady-state isochronal stratigraphy of ice shelves using observations and modeling (model data) Vjeran Visnjevic https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7326230

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Short summary
We present a simple way to model the internal layers of an ice shelf and apply the method to the Roi Baudouin Ice Shelf in East Antarctica. Modeled results are compared to measurements obtained by radar. We distinguish between ice directly formed on the shelf and ice transported from the ice sheet, and we map the spatial changes in the volume of the locally accumulated ice. In this context, we discuss the sensitivity of the ice shelf to future changes in surface accumulation and basal melt.
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