Table 2 Summary of in situ observations in the ice–ocean boundary layer: mean temperature (T), absolute salinity (SA), pressure (P), current (U) averaged within the ice–ocean boundary layer (D), and computed basal-melt rate (\(\dot{m}\)).
From: Thermohaline structure and circulation beneath the Langhovde Glacier ice shelf in East Antarctica
Borehole | Date | Start time | End time | T | SA | P | U | D | \(\dot{m}\) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UTC | UTC | °C | g kg−1 | MPa | mm s−1 | m | m a−1 | ||
BH1801–H | Jan-17, 2018 | 15:16 | 15:23 | −1.36 | 34.43 | 2.15 | 14.1 | 42 | 1.42 |
BH1802–H | Jan-10, 2018 | 10:15 | 10:21 | −1.30 | 34.46 | 2.75 | 4.8 | 40 | 0.56 |
BH1803–H | Jan-01, 2018 | 17:21 | 17:27 | −1.20 | 34.47 | 3.68 | 8.7 | 18 | 1.29 |
BH1804–H | Jan-24, 2018 | 07:00 | 07:02 | −1.21 | 34.45 | 3.81 | 8.4 | 12 | 1.25 |
BH1801–L | Jan-17, 2018 | 10:13 | 10:21 | −1.35 | 34.43 | 2.15 | 16.3 | 47 | 1.62 |
BH1802–L | Jan-10, 2018 | 15:24 | 15:31 | −1.31 | 34.45 | 2.75 | 8.8 | 48 | 1.00 |
BH1803–L | Jan-06, 2018 | 07:15 | 07:21 | −1.20 | 34.48 | 3.68 | 17.0 | 18 | 2.46 |
BH1804–L | Jan-23, 2018 | 12:15 | 12:18 | −1.20 | 34.44 | 3.81 | 12.0 | 12 | 1.77 |
Mean | 1.42 |
