Articles | Volume 19, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-4373-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-4373-2025
Research article
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07 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 07 Oct 2025

Damage intensity increases ice mass loss from Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica

Yanjun Li, Violaine Coulon, Javier Blasco, Gang Qiao, Qinghua Yang, and Frank Pattyn

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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 egusphere-2024-2916', Tong Zhang, 20 Dec 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Yanjun Li, 28 Mar 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-2916', Ravindra Duddu, 19 Jan 2025
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Yanjun Li, 28 Mar 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (08 Apr 2025) by Josefin Ahlkrona
AR by Yanjun Li on behalf of the Authors (14 Apr 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (05 Jun 2025) by Josefin Ahlkrona
RR by Ravindra Duddu (13 Jun 2025)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (19 Jun 2025) by Josefin Ahlkrona
AR by Yanjun Li on behalf of the Authors (11 Jul 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (28 Jul 2025) by Josefin Ahlkrona
AR by Yanjun Li on behalf of the Authors (28 Jul 2025)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
We incorporate ice damage processes into an ice-sheet model and apply the new model to Thwaites Glacier. The upgraded model more accurately captures the observed ice mass loss of Thwaites Glacier over 1990–2020. Our simulations show that ice damage has a notable impact on the ice mass loss, grounding-line retreat, ice velocity, and ice thickness of the Thwaites Glacier basin. This study highlights the necessity for incorporating ice damage into ice-sheet models.
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