How Icebergs Really Melt â and What This Could Mean for Climate Change
Current models wrongly assume icebergs melt uniformly in warming oceans
Icebergs are melting faster than current models describe, according to a new study by mathematicians at the University of Sydney. The researchers have proposed a new model to more accurately represent the melt speed of icebergs into oceans.
Their results, published in
Physical Review Fluids, have implications for oceanographers and climate scientists.
Lead author and PhD student Eric Hester said: “While icebergs are only one part of the global climate system, our improved model provides us with a dial that we can tune to better capture the reality of Earth’s changing climate.”
Icebergs are Melting Faster than Predictions of Current Melting Models
Written by AZoCleantechFeb 17 2021
According to a new study by the University of Sydney mathematicians, icebergs are melting quicker compared to what existing models predict. Hence, they have suggested a new model for a more precise representation of the melting speed of icebergs into oceans.
Eric Hester (right) and his PhD supervisor Dr Geoffrey Vasil from the School of Mathematics at the University of Sydney. Image Credit: Louise Cooper/University of Sydney.
Published in the
Physical Review Fluids journal, the study findings have implications for climate scientists and oceanographers.
While icebergs are only one part of the global climate system, our improved model provides us with a dial that we can tune to better capture the reality of Earth s changing climate.