The impact of ice structures and ocean warming in Milne Fiord

Bonneau, Jérémie; Laval, Bernard E.; Mueller, Derek; Antropova, Yulia; Hamilton, Andrew K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-2615-2025

Articles | Volume 19, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-2615-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-2615-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 7

Research article

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21 Jul 2025

Research article |

| 21 Jul 2025

The impact of ice structures and ocean warming in Milne Fiord

Jérémie Bonneau, Bernard E. Laval, Derek Mueller, Yulia Antropova, and Andrew K. Hamilton

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-2615-2025-supplement

Data sets

Numerical Modelling of Milne Fiord 2011-2019 J. Bonneau et al. https://doi.org/10.20383/103.0887

Milne Fiord CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) profiles, 2008-2019 D. Mueller et al. https://doi.org/10.21963/12102

Milne Fiord Oceanographic Mooring, 2011-2019 D. Mueller et al. https://doi.org/10.21963/12101

Milne Fiord CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) profiles D. Mueller et al. https://doi.org/10.21963/13383

Milne Fiord currents from ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) A. K. Hamilton et al. https://doi.org/10.21963/13345

Short summary

Arctic glaciers and ice shelves are retreating due to warmer oceans, but the link between ocean warming and ice loss is complex. We used a numerical model to study these processes in Milne Fiord, a unique site with an ice shelf and a tidewater glacier. Our results show that submarine melting is an important thinning mechanism and that glacier retreat will continue for decades. This research highlights the ongoing and future changes in Arctic ice structures.