Articles | Volume 18, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5117-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5117-2024
Research article
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13 Nov 2024
Research article |  | 13 Nov 2024

Sensitivity of the future evolution of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin ice sheet to grounding-line melt parameterizations

Yu Wang, Chen Zhao, Rupert Gladstone, Thomas Zwinger, Benjamin K. Galton-Fenzi, and Poul Christoffersen

Model code and software

ElmerCSC/elmerfem: Elmer 9.0 (release-9.0) Juha Ruokolainen et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7892181

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Our research delves into the future evolution of Antarctica's Wilkes Subglacial Basin (WSB) and its potential contribution to sea level rise, focusing on how basal melt is implemented at the grounding line in ice flow models. Our findings suggest that these implementation methods can significantly impact the magnitude of future ice loss projections. Under a high-emission scenario, the WSB ice sheet could undergo massive and rapid retreat between 2200 and 2300.