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 ().
Borehole | Date | Start time | End time | T | SA | P | U | D | |
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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.