Extended Data Fig. 4: Simulated basal melt rates for different thermo-haline conditions. | Nature Geoscience

Extended Data Fig. 4: Simulated basal melt rates for different thermo-haline conditions.

From: A salty deep ocean as a prerequisite for glacial termination

Extended Data Fig. 4

Basal melt rates as simulated using PISM-PICO for a) interglacial (PIDCTRL), b) intermediate (40kaCTRL) and c) glacial (LGMCTRL) climate conditions. All simulations are identical except the thermo-haline fields that are applied as the ocean boundary condition (cf. Methods). These conditions stem from the 100 yr climatological mean of the respective climate states. Differences in ice sheet extent (white area) are caused by grounding line migration.

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