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14 Dec 2022
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An assessment of basal melt parameterisations for Antarctic ice shelves
Clara Burgard
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Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble, France
Nicolas C. Jourdain
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble, France
Ronja Reese
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Adrian Jenkins
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Pierre Mathiot
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble, France
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The ocean-induced melt at the base of the floating ice shelves around Antarctica is one of the largest uncertainty factors in the Antarctic contribution to future sea-level rise. We assess the performance of several existing parameterisations in simulating basal melt rates on a circum-Antarctic scale, using an ocean simulation resolving the cavities below the shelves as our reference. We find that the simple quadratic slope-independent and plume parameterisations yield the best compromise.
The ocean-induced melt at the base of the floating ice shelves around Antarctica is one of the...
