Sensitivity of Totten Glacier dynamics to sliding parameterizations and ice shelf basal melt rates
Yiliang Ma,Liyun Zhao,Rupert Gladstone,Thomas Zwinger,Michael Wolovick,Junshun Wang,and John C. Moore
Yiliang Ma
State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Hazards Risk Governance (ESPHR), Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Hazards Risk Governance (ESPHR), Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Glaciology Section, Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven, Germany
Junshun Wang
State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Hazards Risk Governance (ESPHR), Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Totten Glacier in Antarctica holds a sea level potential of 3.85 m. Basal sliding and sub-shelf melt rate have an important impact on ice sheet dynamics. We simulate the evolution of Totten Glacier using an ice flow model with different basal sliding parameterizations and sub-shelf melt rates to quantify their effect on the projections. We found that the modelled glacier retreat and mass loss are sensitive to the choice of basal sliding parameterizations and maximal sub-shelf melt rate.
Totten Glacier in Antarctica holds a sea level potential of 3.85 m. Basal sliding and sub-shelf...