The most rapid loss of ice from the Antarctic Ice Sheet is observed where ice streams flow
into the ocean and begin to float, forming the great Antarctic ice shelves that surround much …

Buoyant plumes form when glacial ice melts directly into the ocean or when subglacial
meltwater is discharged to the ocean at depth. They play a key role in regulating heat …

The Fourth IPCC Assessment Report concluded that ice sheet flow models, in their current
state, were unable to provide accurate forecast for the increase of polar ice sheet discharge …

The Response of Ice Shelf Basal Melting to Variations in Ocean Temperature in: Journal of
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Coupled ice sheet–ocean models capable of simulating moving grounding lines are just
becoming available. Such models have a broad range of potential applications in studying …

Parameterizations of turbulent transfer through the oceanic boundary layer beneath an ice
shelf are tested using direct measurements of basal ablation. Observations were made in …

Accelerating ice loss from Thwaites Glacier is contributing approximately 5% of global sea‐
level rise, and could add tens of centimeters to sea level over the coming centuries. We use …

Submarine melting of Greenlandic tidewater glacier termini is proposed as a possible
mechanism driving their recent thinning and retreat. We use a general circulation model …

The basal mass balance of the Amery Ice Shelf (AIS) in East Antarctica is investigated using
a numerical ocean model. The main improvements of this model over previous studies are …

Recent observations and modeling work have shown a complex mechanical coupling
between Antarctica's floating ice shelves and the adjacent grounded ice sheet. A prime …