Primary Convener:
Madeline Mamer, Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus

Convener:
Till Wagner, University of Wisconsin Madison
Mattia Poinelli, University of California Irvine
Madeline Mamer, Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus

Early Career Convener:
Paul Summers, Rutgers University

Chair:
Madeline Mamer, Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus
Mattia Poinelli, University of California Irvine

Processes occurring at the transition zones between ice sheets and the ocean control the stability of upstream grounded ice, which contributes to sea-level change. Fjords regulate the exchange of oceanic heat and glacial meltwater at glacier termini, influencing upstream ice dynamics. In Antarctica, ice shelves buttress grounded ice, and ice shelf collapse has been identified as a tipping point for rapid grounded ice loss. The physical complexity of fjord and ice shelf processes, shaped by spatially and temporally variable freshwater inputs, icebergs, and ice mélange, drives ocean and ice dynamics that are still not fully understood. Furthermore, fjords and ice shelf cavities host highly dynamic ecosystems influenced by glacial forcings on one end and ambient ocean conditions on their seaward end. This session aims to bring together research advancing our understanding of fjords and ice shelves in Antarctica, Greenland, and beyond, including both observational and numerical modeling approaches.

Index Terms
0728 Ice shelves
0732 Icebergs
0799 General or miscellaneous
4207 Arctic and Antarctic oceanography

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering

Cross-Listed:
OS - Ocean Sciences