Prof. Matt King
Dr. Ben Galton-Fenzi
Dr. David Gwyther
We use ocean models to understand and quantify melting at Antarctica's margins
Important for predictions of sea level rise and global climate
Ice shelf
Velocity
Temperature
Salinity
Ice shelf melting!
Windstress
Solar radiation
Precipitation
Pressure
Pressure
velocity
Shear stress
For each cuboid: formulate equations of motion and state
Gravity
Discretize in time and space
Solve equations on a big computer
Magic Box