{"id":52606,"date":"2020-08-24T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/japanese-expedition-identifies-east-antarctic-melting-hotspot\/"},"modified":"2020-08-24T16:04:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T13:04:00","slug":"japanese-expedition-identifies-east-antarctic-melting-hotspot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japanese-expedition-identifies-east-antarctic-melting-hotspot\/","title":{"rendered":"#Japanese expedition identifies East Antarctic melting hotspot"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Japanese expedition identifies East Antarctic melting hotspot<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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\n The Japanese icebreaker ship Shirase near the tip of the Shirase Glacier during the 58th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition. (Photo by Kazuya Ono). Credit: Kazuya Ono
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Ice is melting at a surprisingly fast rate underneath Shirase Glacier Tongue in East Antarctica due to the continuing influx of warm seawater into the L\u00fctzow-Holm Bay.<\/p>\n

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Hokkaido University scientists have identified an atypical hotspot of sub-glacier melting in East Antarctica. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Communications<\/i>, could advance the understanding and prediction of sea-level rise caused by mass loss of ice sheets from the southernmost continent.<\/p>\n

The 58th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition had a rare opportunity to conduct ship-based observations near the tip of East Antarctic Shirase Glacier when large areas of heavy sea ice broke up, giving them access to the frozen L\u00fctzow-Holm Bay into which the glacier protrudes.
\n“Our data suggests that the ice directly beneath the Shirase Glacier Tongue is melting at a rate of seven to 16 meters per year,” says Assistant Professor Daisuke Hirano of Hokkaido University’s Institute of Low Temperature Science<\/a>. “This is equal to or perhaps even surpasses the melting rate underneath the Totten Ice Shelf, which was thought to be experiencing the highest melting rate in East Antarctica, at a rate of 10 to 11 meters per year.”<\/p>\n

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\n Warm water flows into Luetzow-Holm Bay along a deep underwater ocean trough and then flows upwards along the tongue’s base, warming and melting the base of Shirase Glacier Tongue. (Daisuke Hirano et al., Nature Communications, August 24, 2020) Credit: Daisuke Hirano et al., Nature Communications, August 24, 2020
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The Antarctic ice sheet, most of which is in East Antarctica, is Earth’s largest freshwater reservoir. If it all melts, it could lead to a 60-meter rise in global sea levels. Current predictions estimate global sea levels will rise one meter by 2100 and more than 15 meters by 2500. Thus, it is important for scientists to have a clear understanding of how Antarctic continental ice is melting, and to more accurately predict sea level fluctuations.
\nMost studies of ocean-ice interaction have been conducted on the ice shelves in West Antarctica. Ice shelves in East Antarctica have received much less attention, because it has been thought that the water cavities beneath most of them are cold, protecting them from melting.
\nDuring the research expedition, Daisuke Hirano and collaborators collected data on water temperature, salinity and oxygen levels from 31 points in the area between January and February 2017. They combined this information with data on the area’s currents and wind, ice radar measurements, and computer modeling to understand ocean circulation underneath the Shirase Glacier Tongue at the glacier’s inland base.<\/p>\n

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\n Daisuke Hirano (center) with a helicopter pilot (left) and a field assistant (right) having lunch on the floating Shirase Glacier Tongue (Photo by Yuichi Aoyama) Credit: Yuichi Aoyama
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The data suggests the melting is occurring as a result of deep, warm water flowing inward, toward the base of the Shirase Glacier Tongue. The warm water moves along a deep underwater ocean trough and then flows upward along the tongue’s base, warming and melting the ice. The warm waters carrying the melted ice then flow outwards, mixing with the glacial meltwater.<\/p>\n

The team found this melting occurs year-round, but is affected by easterly, winds alongshore that vary seasonally. When the winds diminish in the summer, the influx of the deep warm water increases, speeding up the melting rate.
\n“We plan to incorporate this and future data into our computer models, which will help us develop more accurate predictions of sea level fluctuations and climate change,” says Daisuke Hirano.<\/p>\n

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More information:<\/strong>
\n Daisuke Hirano et al., Strong ice-ocean interaction beneath Shirase Glacier Tongue in East Antarctica. Nature Communications<\/i> (2020). DOI: 10.1038\/s41467-020-17527-4\n <\/div>\n

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\n Japanese expedition identifies East Antarctic melting hotspot (2020, August 24)
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