Articles | Volume 12, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2267-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2267-2018
Research article
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12 Jul 2018
Research article |  | 12 Jul 2018

Melting and fragmentation laws from the evolution of two large Southern Ocean icebergs estimated from satellite data

Nicolas Bouhier, Jean Tournadre, Frédérique Rémy, and Rozenn Gourves-Cousin

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AR by Jean Tournadre on behalf of the Authors (13 Mar 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (23 Mar 2018) by Lars Kaleschke
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (05 Apr 2018)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (30 Apr 2018)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (02 May 2018) by Lars Kaleschke
AR by Jean Tournadre on behalf of the Authors (13 Jun 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (20 Jun 2018) by Lars Kaleschke
AR by Jean Tournadre on behalf of the Authors (21 Jun 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (22 Jun 2018) by Lars Kaleschke
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Short summary
The evolution of two large Southern Ocean icebergs, in terms of area and thickness, are used to study the melting and fragmentation laws of icebergs. The area and thickness are estimated by the mean of satellite images and radar altimeter data. Two classical formulations of melting are tested and a fragmentation law depending on the sea temperature and iceberg velocity is proposed and tested. The size distribution of the pieces generated by fragmentation is also estimated.