Modelled frontal ablation and velocities at Kronebreen, Svalbard, are sensitive to the choice of submarine melt rate scenario

IF 2.8 3区地球科学 Q2 GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL

Journal of Glaciology Pub Date : 2023-11-29 DOI:10.1017/jog.2023.94

Felicity Alice Holmes, Eef van Dongen, Nina Kirchner

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Abstract

Both submarine melt and calving are important for the overall mass balance of marine-terminating glaciers, but uncertainty is rife with regards to the magnitude of the processes. Modelling allows for these processes to be investigated without the need to visit inaccessible ice marginal zones. This study looks at the impact of different submarine melt and sea-ice back pressure scenarios on modelled calving activity and dynamics at Kronebreen, Svalbard, by running separate summer and winter simulations with various submarine melt parameterisations and sea-ice characteristics. It is found that submarine melt is an important driver of seasonal variation in modelled glacier dynamics and calving activity, with the choice of sliding law also exerting a significant influence on results.

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模拟的斯瓦尔巴群岛克罗内布林的锋面消融和速度对海底融化速率情景的选择很敏感

海底融化和冰裂对海洋冰川的总体质量平衡都很重要，但这一过程的规模充满了不确定性。建模允许在不需要访问难以接近的冰边缘带的情况下研究这些过程。这项研究着眼于不同的海底融化和海冰背压情景对斯瓦尔巴群岛克罗内布林模拟的产犊活动和动力学的影响，通过运行不同的海底融化参数化和海冰特征的夏季和冬季模拟。研究发现，海底融化是模拟冰川动力学和产冰活动季节变化的重要驱动因素，滑动律的选择对模拟结果也有重要影响。

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来源期刊

Journal of Glaciology 地学-地球科学综合

CiteScore

5.80

自引率

14.70%

发文量

101

审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： Journal of Glaciology publishes original scientific articles and letters in any aspect of glaciology- the study of ice. Studies of natural, artificial, and extraterrestrial ice and snow, as well as interactions between ice, snow and the atmospheric, oceanic and subglacial environment are all eligible. They may be based on field work, remote sensing, laboratory investigations, theoretical analysis or numerical modelling, or may report on newly developed glaciological instruments. Subjects covered recently in the Journal have included palaeoclimatology and the chemistry of the atmosphere as revealed in ice cores; theoretical and applied physics and chemistry of ice; the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets, and changes in their extent and mass under climatic forcing; glacier energy balances at all scales; glacial landforms, and glaciers as geomorphic agents; snow science in all its aspects; ice as a host for surface and subglacial ecosystems; sea ice, icebergs and lake ice; and avalanche dynamics and other glacial hazards to human activity. Studies of permafrost and of ice in the Earth’s atmosphere are also within the domain of the Journal, as are interdisciplinary applications to engineering, biological, and social sciences, and studies in the history of glaciology.