Nonlinear Response of Iceberg Side Melting to Ocean Currents
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DOI: 10.1002/2017gl073585
Abstract: Icebergs calving into Greenlandic Fjords frequently experience strongly sheared flows over their draft, but the impact of this flow past the iceberg is not fully captured by existing parameterizations. We present a series of novel… read more here.
Keywords: nonlinear response; response iceberg; iceberg side; side melting ... See more keywords
A Laboratory Study of Iceberg Side Melting in Vertically Sheared Flows
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DOI: 10.1175/jpo-d-17-0185.1
Abstract: AbstractAn earlier study indicates that the side melting of icebergs subject to vertically homogeneous horizontal velocities is controlled by two distinct regimes, which depend on the melt plume be... read more here.
Keywords: laboratory study; iceberg side; side melting; study ... See more keywords