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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1109-2022
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Research article
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28 Jul 2022
Research article |
| 28 Jul 2022
| 28 Jul 2022
Evaluation of basal melting parameterisations using in situ ocean and melting observations from the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica
Madelaine Rosevear
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Oceans Graduate School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Benjamin Galton-Fenzi
Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Australia
The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Craig Stevens
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand
Department of Physics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Ocean stratification and tides control basal melting at the Ross Ice Shelf Grounding Zone C. Stevens et al. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ady8474
- Current reversal leads to regime change in the Amery Ice Shelf cavity in the 21st century J. Jin et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1873-2025
- Data initiatives for ocean-driven melt of Antarctic ice shelves S. Cook et al. https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2023.6
- Circulation and ocean–ice shelf interaction beneath the Denman and Shackleton Ice Shelves S. Rintoul et al. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adx1024
- Ice Shelf Basal Melt Sensitivity to Tide‐Induced Mixing Based on the Theory of Subglacial Plumes J. Anselin et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JC019156
- The case for a Framework for UnderStanding Ice-Ocean iNteractions (FUSION) in the Antarctic-Southern Ocean system F. McCormack et al. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2024.00036
- Swirls and scoops: Ice base melt revealed by multibeam imagery of an Antarctic ice shelf A. Wåhlin et al. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adn9188
- Ocean-induced weakening of George VI Ice Shelf, West Antarctica A. Zinck et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5509-2025
- How Does the Ocean Melt Antarctic Ice Shelves? M. Rosevear et al. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marine-040323-074354
- Extraction and Analysis of the Antarctic Ice Shelf Basal Channel M. Liu et al. https://doi.org/10.1109/LGRS.2023.3304350
- Stratified suppression of turbulence in an ice shelf basal melt parameterisation C. Yung et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5827-2025
- Regimes and Transitions in the Basal Melting of Antarctic Ice Shelves M. Rosevear et al. https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-21-0317.1
- Multi-model estimate of Antarctic ice-shelf basal mass budget and ocean drivers B. Galton-Fenzi et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-6507-2025
- Effects of subgrid-scale ice topography on the ice shelf basal melting simulated in NEMO-4.2.0 D. Vallot et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-1997-2026
- Lateral flexure of Erebus Ice Tongue due to ocean current forcing and fast ice coupling R. Gomez-Fell et al. https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2024.21
- Results of the second Ice Shelf–Ocean Model Intercomparison Project (ISOMIP+) C. Yung et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-2053-2026
- Laminar uni- and bi-directional boundary-layer flow of a melting vertical ice face: experiments and direct numerical simulations P. Herath et al. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2025.11040
17 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Ocean stratification and tides control basal melting at the Ross Ice Shelf Grounding Zone C. Stevens et al. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ady8474
- Current reversal leads to regime change in the Amery Ice Shelf cavity in the 21st century J. Jin et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1873-2025
- Data initiatives for ocean-driven melt of Antarctic ice shelves S. Cook et al. https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2023.6
- Circulation and ocean–ice shelf interaction beneath the Denman and Shackleton Ice Shelves S. Rintoul et al. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adx1024
- Ice Shelf Basal Melt Sensitivity to Tide‐Induced Mixing Based on the Theory of Subglacial Plumes J. Anselin et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JC019156
- The case for a Framework for UnderStanding Ice-Ocean iNteractions (FUSION) in the Antarctic-Southern Ocean system F. McCormack et al. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2024.00036
- Swirls and scoops: Ice base melt revealed by multibeam imagery of an Antarctic ice shelf A. Wåhlin et al. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adn9188
- Ocean-induced weakening of George VI Ice Shelf, West Antarctica A. Zinck et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5509-2025
- How Does the Ocean Melt Antarctic Ice Shelves? M. Rosevear et al. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marine-040323-074354
- Extraction and Analysis of the Antarctic Ice Shelf Basal Channel M. Liu et al. https://doi.org/10.1109/LGRS.2023.3304350
- Stratified suppression of turbulence in an ice shelf basal melt parameterisation C. Yung et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5827-2025
- Regimes and Transitions in the Basal Melting of Antarctic Ice Shelves M. Rosevear et al. https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-21-0317.1
- Multi-model estimate of Antarctic ice-shelf basal mass budget and ocean drivers B. Galton-Fenzi et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-6507-2025
- Effects of subgrid-scale ice topography on the ice shelf basal melting simulated in NEMO-4.2.0 D. Vallot et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-1997-2026
- Lateral flexure of Erebus Ice Tongue due to ocean current forcing and fast ice coupling R. Gomez-Fell et al. https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2024.21
- Results of the second Ice Shelf–Ocean Model Intercomparison Project (ISOMIP+) C. Yung et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-2053-2026
- Laminar uni- and bi-directional boundary-layer flow of a melting vertical ice face: experiments and direct numerical simulations P. Herath et al. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2025.11040
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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.
Understanding ocean-driven melting of Antarctic ice shelves is critical for predicting future...
