Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1109-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1109-2022
Research article
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28 Jul 2022
Research article |  | 28 Jul 2022

Evaluation of basal melting parameterisations using in situ ocean and melting observations from the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica

Madelaine Rosevear, Benjamin Galton-Fenzi, and Craig Stevens

Data sets

Amery Ice Shelf – hot water drill borehole AM06, RDI 300 kHz ADCP ocean velocity data 2010–2011 M. Rosenberg, B. K. Galton-Fenzi, and M. Gamble Rosevear https://doi.org/10.26179/r16w-am36

Amery Ice Shelf – hot water drill borehole, 2010–11 – AM06 Seabird MicroCAT CTD moorings at three depths in ocean cavity beneath the shelf, Ver. 1 I. Allison and M. Craven https://doi.org/10.4225/15/525F34127651E

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Short summary
Understanding ocean-driven melting of Antarctic ice shelves is critical for predicting future sea level. However, ocean observations from beneath ice shelves are scarce. Here, we present unique ocean and melting data from the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica. We use our observations to evaluate common methods of representing melting in ocean–climate models (melting parameterisations) and show that these parameterisations overestimate melting when the ocean is warm and/or currents are weak.