Collaborative Research: Quantifying Real-World Ice-Ocean Interaction Physics with the Fidelity Required for Next-Generation Melt Prediction

Processes at the ice-ocean interface of marine-terminating glaciers play a critical role in determining the rate of ice sheet mass loss and the depth at which meltwater enters the ocean. Submarine melting along glacier ice faces, traditionally thought to be governed by the strength of subglacial discharge, also influences iceberg calving rates.…