FESOM2.1 Model Output for 79N Glacier Melt Analysis, 1970-2021

Model simulation outputs from the global ocean sea ice model FESOM2.1 used to study Atlantic Water warming effects on the 79N Glacier in Northeast Greenland. The data includes long-term and annual means of potential temperature, salinity, velocity, and basal melt rates from 1970 to 2021, as well as daily means from experiments with varying subglacial discharge and basal drag. The dataset was produced by Claudia Wekerle of the Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung to support the findings of a specific research paper.

Use Cases

• Reproducing model-based findings on Atlantic Water warming and glacier melt based on the provided simulation outputs.
• Analyzing long-term trends in basal melt rates and oceanographic conditions at the 79N Glacier based on data spanning 1970-2021.
• Comparing the effects of different subglacial discharge scenarios on daily melt rates based on experiments averaged over 2010-2014.
• Investigating the sensitivity of glacier melt to varying basal drag coefficients based on daily model experiments for the year 2000.

Strengths

• Includes data spanning over 50 years (1970-2021) for long-term climate trend analysis.
• Provides outputs from controlled model experiments (e.g., varying discharge, drag coefficients) for sensitivity studies.
• Contains multiple temporal aggregations (long-term means, annual means, daily means) for different analysis scales.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

Collection Method

Output of model simulations with the global ocean sea ice model FESOM2.1.

Time Range

Primary data covers 1970-2021, with specific experiments covering 2000-2021 and 2010-2014.

Geography

Focused on the 79N Glacier (Northeast Greenland's last floating ice tongue).