Articles | Volume 12, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3033-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3033-2018
Research article
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26 Sep 2018
Research article |  | 26 Sep 2018

Modeling the effect of Ross Ice Shelf melting on the Southern Ocean in quasi-equilibrium

Xiying Liu

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AR by Xiying Liu on behalf of the Authors (31 Mar 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (15 Apr 2018) by David M Holland
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ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (19 Jul 2018) by David M Holland
RR by Ryan Walker (08 Aug 2018)
RR by Xylar Asay-Davis (09 Aug 2018)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (17 Aug 2018) by David M Holland
AR by Xiying Liu on behalf of the Authors (24 Aug 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Numerical experiments have been performed to study the effect of basal melting of the Ross Ice Shelf on the ocean southward of 35° S. It is shown that the melt rate averaged over the entire Ross Ice Shelf is 0.253 m year-1, which is associated with a freshwater flux of 3150 m3 s-1. The extra freshwater flux decreases the salinity in the Southern Ocean substantially, leading to anomalies in circulation, sea ice, and heat transport in certain parts of the ocean.