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Ocean–ice sheet coupling in the Totten Glacier Area, East Antarctica: analysis of the feedbacks and their response to a sudden ocean warming
Van Achter, G.; Fichefet, T.; Goosse, H.; Pelletier, C.; Haubner, K.; Pattyn, F. (2023). Ocean–ice sheet coupling in the Totten Glacier Area, East Antarctica: analysis of the feedbacks and their response to a sudden ocean warming. Geosciences 13(4): 106. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13040106
In: Geosciences. MDPI: Switzerland. ISSN 2076-3263; e-ISSN 2076-3263, meer
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NEMO–BISICLES coupling; basal melt rates; ocean–ice shelf interactions |
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We coupled together high-resolution versions of the ocean-sea ice model NEMO and the ice sheet model BISICLES configured to the Totten Glacier area and ran a series of simulations over the recent past (1995-2014) and under warming conditions (2081-2100; SSP4-4.5) with NEMO in stand-alone mode and with the coupled model to assess the effects of the coupling. During the recent past, the ocean-ice sheet coupling has increased the time-averaged value of the basal melt rate in both the Totten and Moscow University ice shelf cavities by 6.7% and 14.2%, respectively. The relationship between the changes in ice shelf thickness and ice shelf basal melt rate suggests that the effect of the coupling is not a linear response to the melt rate but rather a more complex response, driven partly by the dynamical component of the ice sheet model. The response of the ice sheet-ocean coupling due to the ocean warming is a 10% and 3% basal melt rate decrease in the Totten and Moscow University ice shelf cavities, respectively. This indicates that the ocean-ice sheet coupling under climate warming conditions dampens the basal melt rates. Our study highlights the importance of incorporating ocean-ice sheet coupling in climate simulations, even over short time periods. |
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