Project details: GROCE
| Acronym: | GROCE |
|---|---|
| Title: | GROCE - Grönland-Eisschild/Ozean Wechselwirkung - Vom Prozessverständnis zur Analyse des regionalen Systems; Vorhaben: Prozessverständnis und Parametrisierung von Grenzschichtströmungen unter Schelfeis |
| Duration: | 01.05.2017 - 30.04.2020 |
| Project manager: | Prof. Dr. Hans Burchard |
| Funding: | BMBF - Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung |
| Focus: | Focus 2: Basin-scale ecosystem dynamics |
| Cooperation: | Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI) GEOMAR - Helmholtz Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel Marum - Zentrum für Marine Umweltwissenschaften der Universität Bremen Technische Universität Dresden Universität Bonn |
Description
This subproject aims at understanding the hydrodynamic processes which are responsible for basal melt rates and the heat flow in the area of the glacial tongue of the 79°N glacier. This is approached by configuring, using and analyzing idealized but realistic model simulations with a good numerical resolution of the various processes concerning the ice-ocean boundary. In this context, special attention is paid to the understanding of the thermohaline circulation in the approximately 100 km long, 20 km wide and 800 m deep cavern below the ice shelf of the 79°N glacier. The well-known three-equation model for the basal melt rate and the heat flow is to be consistently implemented into the model systems GOTM (1D) and GETM (3D) in order to obtain a modeling tool which enables a quantification of both values. This shall eventually lead to the setup of a realisitic, highly resolved and multiannual 3D model of the 79°N glacier, which will help towards a quantitative analysis of both the melt water flow and the heat flow.