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In a global mesh context what is the best way to represent Antarctica? The ice boundary (L5 in full resolution GSHHS) fits best with the DEMs. I presume that whether you have an ice model on/off would make a difference. Any thoughts @josephzhang8 @WPringle ? |
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Use the GSHHS_f_L6 grounding-line boundary, not the ice boundary. Then you need to use the DEM giving the difference between the ice surface and the bedrock to get the depths under the ice. So can't just use GEBCO. See Section 2.4 of: |
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Which one of the files here should I use as the DEM? |
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In the RTopo-2.0.1_30sec_Antarctica_data.nc there are several variables: <bound method DatasetAggregations.var of <xarray.Dataset>
Dimensions: (londim: 43201, latdim: 4801)
Coordinates:
lon (londim) float32 ...
lat (latdim) float32 ...
Dimensions without coordinates: londim, latdim
Data variables:
bedrock_topography (latdim, londim) float32 ...
ice_base_topography (latdim, londim) float32 ...
surface_elevation (latdim, londim) float32 ...
Attributes:
Title: RTopo-2 global topography data set, Antarctic sector
Author: Janin Schaffer and Ralph Timmermann
Institution: Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Ma...
Source: Compilation of several original or gridded data sets
References: Schaffer, J., R. Timmermann, J.E. Arndt, S.S. Kristensen C....
Version: 2.0
Comment: Use ncview -no_auto_overlay for a simple and efficient data...> I assume that we use the |
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@brey I use |
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@brey I use
ice_base_topography
minusbedrock_topography
to get the depths under ice shelves. Whenice_base_topography
is zero/no ice then it will bebedrock_topography