AZ

A.P. Zinck

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Revealing hidden patterns

A study on ice shelf basal melting

The floating extent of the Antarctic Ice Sheet -- the ice shelves -- play a critical role in stabilizing the ice sheet through a process known as buttressing. This effect slows the flow of grounded ice into the ocean and thereby helps regulating the ice sheet's sea level rise con ...
Ice shelves play a pivotal role in stabilizing the Antarctic ice sheet by providing crucial buttressing support. However, their vulnerability to basal melting poses significant concerns for ice sheet and shelf stability. Our study focuses on assessing basal melt rates at a 50 m p ...
The intrusion of Circumpolar Deep Water in the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Sea embayments of Antarctica causes ice shelves in the region to melt from below, potentially putting their stability at risk. Earlier studies have shown how digital elevation models can be used to obtain ...