Improving projections of the risk of ocean-driven Antarctic ice melt. The risk of continued ocean-driven ice loss from Antarctica is profound, with marine terminating ice sheets locking up tens of met

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Improving projections of the risk of ocean-driven Antarctic ice melt. The risk of continued ocean-driven ice loss from Antarctica is profound, with marine terminating ice sheets locking up tens of meters of potential global sea level rise. Yet sea level projections are highly uncertain, in part as the numerical models used for making these projections are missing key ocean processes. This project aims to better constrain future rates of sea level rise from Antarctic ice melt by developing new fundamental understanding of the complex ocean processes that drive melting and by transforming the representation of ocean–ice shelf interactions in Australia’s next-generation global ocean model. This will benefit future adaptation of Australia's coastal infrastructure, tourism and natural resource sectors.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3708 - Oceanography. Lead: Dr Adele Morrison