Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-581-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-581-2022
Research article
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17 Feb 2022
Research article |  | 17 Feb 2022

Geometric controls of tidewater glacier dynamics

Thomas Frank, Henning Åkesson, Basile de Fleurian, Mathieu Morlighem, and Kerim H. Nisancioglu

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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-2021-81', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Jun 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Thomas Frank, 19 Jul 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on tc-2021-81', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Jun 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Thomas Frank, 19 Jul 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (16 Aug 2021) by Jan De Rydt
AR by Thomas Frank on behalf of the Authors (06 Sep 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (14 Sep 2021) by Jan De Rydt
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (28 Oct 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (29 Oct 2021) by Jan De Rydt
AR by Thomas Frank on behalf of the Authors (22 Nov 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (23 Dec 2021) by Jan De Rydt
AR by Thomas Frank on behalf of the Authors (05 Jan 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes 
EF by Manal Becker (07 Jan 2022)  Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (14 Jan 2022) by Jan De Rydt
AR by Thomas Frank on behalf of the Authors (18 Jan 2022)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
The shape of a fjord can promote or inhibit glacier retreat in response to climate change. We conduct experiments with a synthetic setup under idealized conditions in a numerical model to study and quantify the processes involved. We find that friction between ice and fjord is the most important factor and that it is possible to directly link ice discharge and grounding line retreat to fjord topography in a quantitative way.