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. 2021 Jul 9;12:4209. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23534-w

Table 2.

Summary of in situ observations in the ice–ocean boundary layer: mean temperature (T), absolute salinity (SA), pressure (P), current (U) averaged within the ice–ocean boundary layer (D), and computed basal-melt rate (m˙).

Borehole Date Start time End time T SA P U D m˙
UTC UTC °C g kg−1 MPa mm s−1 m m a−1
BH1801–H Jan-17, 2018 15:16 15:23 −1.36 34.43 2.15 14.1 42 1.42
BH1802–H Jan-10, 2018 10:15 10:21 −1.30 34.46 2.75 4.8 40 0.56
BH1803–H Jan-01, 2018 17:21 17:27 −1.20 34.47 3.68 8.7 18 1.29
BH1804–H Jan-24, 2018 07:00 07:02 −1.21 34.45 3.81 8.4 12 1.25
BH1801–L Jan-17, 2018 10:13 10:21 −1.35 34.43 2.15 16.3 47 1.62
BH1802–L Jan-10, 2018 15:24 15:31 −1.31 34.45 2.75 8.8 48 1.00
BH1803–L Jan-06, 2018 07:15 07:21 −1.20 34.48 3.68 17.0 18 2.46
BH1804–L Jan-23, 2018 12:15 12:18 −1.20 34.44 3.81 12.0 12 1.77
Mean 1.42

Measurements were taken at least twice at each drilling site (BH1801–BH1804) around high tide (denoted by H) and low tide (denoted by L). The listed water properties were used to calculate the basal-melt rates.