The Framework For Ice Sheet–Ocean Coupling (FISOC) V1.1

Gladstone, Rupert; Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin; Gwyther, David; Zhou, Qin; Hattermann, Tore; Zhao, Chen; Jong, Lenneke; Xia, Yuwei; Guo, Xiaoran; Petrakopoulos, Konstantinos; Zwinger, Thomas; Shapero, Daniel; Moore, John

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-889-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 2

Geosci. Model Dev., 14, 889–905, 2021

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-889-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Geosci. Model Dev., 14, 889–905, 2021

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-889-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 2

Model description paper 11 Feb 2021

Model description paper | 11 Feb 2021

The Framework For Ice Sheet–Ocean Coupling (FISOC) V1.1

Rupert Gladstone et al.

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-889-2021-supplement

Model code and software

The Framework for Ice Sheet - Ocean Coupling (FISOC) v1.1 (Version v1.1) Rupert Gladstone, Chen Zhao, Daniel Shapero, and Xiaoran Guo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4507182

Short summary

Retreat of the Antarctic ice sheet, and hence its contribution to sea level rise, is highly sensitive to melting of its floating ice shelves. This melt is caused by warm ocean currents coming into contact with the ice. Computer models used for future ice sheet projections are not able to realistically evolve these melt rates. We describe a new coupling framework to enable ice sheet and ocean computer models to interact, allowing projection of the evolution of melt and its impact on sea level.