Dr David Gwyther
Research Fellow
School of the Environment
Journal Articles
Blanckensee, Sienna N., Gwyther, David E., Galton‐Fenzi, Ben K., Gunn, Kathryn L., Herraiz‐Borreguero, Laura, Ohshima, Kay I., Portela, Esther, Post, Alexandra L. and Bostock, Helen C. (2024). A Review of the Oceanography and Antarctic Bottom Water Formation Offshore Cape Darnley, East Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129 (10) e2024JC021251. doi: 10.1029/2024jc021251
Kerry, Colette Gabrielle, Roughan, Moninya, Keating, Shane, Gwyther, David, Brassington, Gary, Siripatana, Adil and Souza, Joao Marcos A. C. (2024). Comparison of 4-dimensional variational and ensemble optimal interpolation data assimilation systems using a Regional Ocean Modeling System (v3.4) configuration of the eddy-dominated East Australian Current system. Geoscientific Model Development, 17 (6), 2359-2386. doi: 10.5194/gmd-17-2359-2024
Li, Rongxing, Cheng, Yuan, Chang, Tian, Gwyther, David E., Forbes, Martin, An, Lu, Xia, Menglian, Yuan, Xiaohan, Qiao, Gang, Tong, Xiaohua and Ye, Wenkai (2023). Satellite record reveals 1960s acceleration of Totten Ice Shelf in East Antarctica. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 4061, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39588-x
Gwyther, David E., Dow, Christine F., Jendersie, Stefan, Gourmelen, Noel and Galton‐Fenzi, Benjamin K. (2023). Subglacial freshwater drainage increases simulated basal melt of the totten ice shelf. Geophysical Research Letters, 50 (12) e2023GL103765, 1-11. doi: 10.1029/2023gl103765
Xia, Yuwei, Gwyther, David E., Galton-Fenzi, Ben, Cougnon, Eva A., Fraser, Alexander D. and Moore, John C. (2023). Eddy and tidal driven basal melting of the Totten and Moscow University ice shelves. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10 1159353, 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1159353
Gwyther, David E., Roughan, Moninya, Kerry, Colette and Keating, Shane R. (2023). Impact of assimilating repeated subsurface temperature transects on state estimates of a western boundary current. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9 1084784, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.1084784
Gwyther, David E., Keating, Shane R., Kerry, Colette and Roughan, Moninya (2023). How does 4DVar data assimilation affect the vertical representation of mesoscale eddies? A case study with observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) using ROMS v3.9. Geoscientific Model Development, 16 (1), 157-178. doi: 10.5194/gmd-16-157-2023
Gwyther, David E., Kerry, Colette, Roughan, Moninya and Keating, Shane R. (2022). Observing system simulation experiments reveal that subsurface temperature observations improve estimates of circulation and heat content in a dynamic western boundary current. Geoscientific Model Development, 15 (17), 6541-6565. doi: 10.5194/gmd-15-6541-2022
Zhao, Chen, Gladstone, Rupert, Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin Keith, Gwyther, David and Hattermann, Tore (2022). Evaluation of an emergent feature of sub-shelf melt oscillations from an idealized coupled ice sheet-ocean model using FISOC (v1.1) - ROMSIceShelf (v1.0) - Elmer/Ice (v9.0). Geoscientific Model Development, 15 (13), 5421-5439. doi: 10.5194/gmd-15-5421-2022
Richter, Ole, Gwyther, David E., King, Matt A. and Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin K. (2022). The impact of tides on Antarctic ice shelf melting. The Cryosphere, 16 (4), 1409-1429. doi: 10.5194/tc-16-1409-2022
Richter, Ole, Gwyther, David E., Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin K. and Naughten, Kaitlin A. (2022). The Whole Antarctic Ocean Model (WAOM v1.0): development and evaluation. Geoscientific Model Development, 15 (2), 617-647. doi: 10.5194/gmd-15-617-2022
McCormack, F. S., Roberts, J. L., Gwyther, D. E., Morlighem, M., Pelle, T. and Galton-Fenzi, B. K. (2021). The impact of variable ocean temperatures on Totten Glacier stability and discharge. Geophysical Research Letters, 48 (10) e2020GL091790, 1-11. doi: 10.1029/2020GL091790
Gladstone, Rupert, Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin, Gwyther, David, Zhou, Qin, Hattermann, Tore, Zhao, Chen, Jong, Lenneke, Xia, Yuwei, Guo, Xiaoran, Petrakopoulos, Konstantinos, Zwinger, Thomas, Shapero, Daniel and Moore, John (2021). The Framework for Ice Sheet-Ocean Coupling (FISOC) V1.1. Geoscientific Model Development, 14 (2), 889-905. doi: 10.5194/gmd-14-889-2021
Noble, T. L., Rohling, E. J., Aitken, A. R. A., Bostock, H. C., Chase, Z., Gomez, N., Jong, L. M., King, M. A., Mackintosh, A. N., McCormack, F. S., McKay, R. M., Menviel, L., Phipps, S. J., Weber, M. E., Fogwill, C. J., Gayen, B., Golledge, N. R., Gwyther, D. E., Hogg, A. Mc C., Martos, Y. M., Pena‐Molino, B., Roberts, J., Flierdt, T. and Williams, T. (2020). The sensitivity of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to a changing climate: Past, present and future. Reviews of Geophysics, 58 (4) e2019RG000663, 1-89. doi: 10.1029/2019rg000663
Gwyther, David E., Spain, Erica, King, Peter, Guihen, Damien, Williams, Guy D., Evans, Eleri, Cook, Sue, Richter, Ole, Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin K. and Coleman, Richard (2020). Cold ocean cavity and weak basal melting of the Sørsdal ice shelf revealed by surveys using autonomousplatforms. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125 (6) e2019JC015882, 1-17. doi: 10.1029/2019jc015882
Gwyther, David E., Kusahara, Kazuya, Asay-Davis, Xylar S., Dinniman, Michael S. and Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin K. (2020). Vertical processes and resolution impact ice shelf basal melting: a multi-model study. Ocean Modelling, 147 101569, 101569. doi: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2020.101569
Greene, Chad A., Thirumalai, Kaustubh, Kearney, Kelly A., Delgado, José Miguel, Schwanghart, Wolfgang, Wolfenbarger, Natalie S., Thyng, Kristen M., Gwyther, David E., Gardner, Alex S. and Blankenship, Donald D. (2019). The Climate Data Toolbox for MATLAB. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 20 (7) 2019GC008392, 3774-3781. doi: 10.1029/2019gc008392
Silvano, Alessandro, Rintoul, Stephen R., Kusahara, Kazuya, Pena-Molino, Beatriz, van Wijk, Esmee, Gwyther, David E. and Williams, Guy D. (2019). Seasonality of warm water intrusions onto the continental shelf near the Totten Glacier. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 124 (6), 4272-4289. doi: 10.1029/2018JC014634
Gwyther, David E. (2018). Towards truly integrated modeling and observing of marine ice sheets. Advances in Polar Science, 714-731. doi: 10.13679/j.advps.2018.4.00231
Greene, Chad A., Young, Duncan A., Gwyther, David E., Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin K. and Blankenship, Donald D. (2018). Seasonal dynamics of Totten Ice Shelf controlled by sea ice buttressing. The Cryosphere, 12 (9), 2869-2882. doi: 10.5194/tc-12-2869-2018
Gwyther, David E., O’Kane, Terence J., Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin K., Monselesan, Didier P. and Greenbaum, Jamin S. (2018). Intrinsic processes drive variability in basal melting of the Totten Glacier Ice Shelf. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 3141. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05618-2
Greene, Chad A., Blankenship, Donald D., Gwyther, David E., Silvano, Alessandro and van Wijk, Esmee (2017). Wind causes Totten Ice Shelf melt and acceleration. Science Advances, 3 (11) 1701681. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1701681
Roberts, Jason, Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin K., Paolo, Fernando S., Donnelly, Claire, Gwyther, David E., Padman, Laurie, Young, Duncan, Warner, Roland, Greenbaum, Jamin, Fricker, Helen A., Payne, Antony J., Cornford, Stephen, Le Brocq, Anne, van Ommen, Tas, Blankenship, Don and Siegert, Martin J. (2017). Ocean forced variability of Totten Glacier mass loss. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 461 (1), 175-186. doi: 10.1144/sp461.6
Greene, Chad A., Gwyther, David E. and Blankenship, Donald D. (2017). Antarctic mapping tools for MATLAB. Computers and Geosciences, 104, 151-157. doi: 10.1016/j.cageo.2016.08.003
Gwyther, David E., Cougnon, Eva A., Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin K., Roberts, Jason L., Hunter, John R. and Dinniman, Michael S. (2016). Modelling the response of ice shelf basal melting to different ocean cavity environmental regimes. Annals of Glaciology, 57 (73), 131-141. doi: 10.1017/aog.2016.31
Sun, S., Cornford, S. L., Gwyther, D. E., Gladstone, R. M., Galton-Fenzi, B. K., Zhao, L. and Moore, J. C. (2016). Impact of ocean forcing on the Aurora Basin in the 21st and 22nd centuries. Annals of Glaciology, 57 (73), 79-86. doi: 10.1017/aog.2016.27
Gwyther, David E., Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin K., Dinniman, Michael S., Roberts, Jason L. and Hunter, John R. (2015). The effect of basal friction on melting and freezing in ice shelf-ocean models. Ocean Modelling, 95, 38-52. doi: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2015.09.004
Gwyther, D. E., Galton-Fenzi, B. K., Hunter, J. R. and Roberts, J. L. (2014). Simulated melt rates for the Totten and Dalton ice shelves. Ocean Science, 10 (3), 267-279. doi: 10.5194/os-10-267-2014
Gwyther, D. E., Galton-Fenzi, B. K., Hunter, J. R. and Roberts, J. L. (2014). Simulated melt rates for the Totten and Dalton ice shelves. Ocean Science Discussions, 10 (6), 2109-2140. doi: 10.5194/osd-10-2109-2013
McRae, T. G., Lee, Kwan H., McGovern, M., Gwyther, D. and Bowen, W. P. (2009). Thermo-optic locking of a semiconductor laser to a microcavity resonance. Optics Express, 17 (24), 21977-21985. doi: 10.1364/OE.17.021977
Conference Papers
Gwyther, D. E., Galton-Fenzi, B. K. and Roberts, J. L. (2012). Controls of the basal mass balance of floating ice shelves. 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2012, Launceston, Australia, 3 - 7 December 2012. Perth, Western Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
McRae, T. G., Lee, K. H., McGovern, M., Gwyther, D. and Bowen, W. P. (2009). Thermo-optic locking of a semiconductor laser to a microcavity resonance. ACOLS ACOFT 09, The University of Adelaide, 29/11/09 - 3/12/09. South Australia: The University of Adelaide.
Research Report
Gwyther, David E., Cook, Sue, Galton-Fenzi, Ben, Fraser, Alex, Graham, Felicity, Kusahara, Kazuya, Treverrow, Adam, Jong, Lenneke, Roberts, Jason, Rintoul, Steve, Worby, Anthony and van Ommen, Tas (2017). Position analysis: the Antarctic ice sheet and sea level. Hobart, Australia: Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre.
Newspaper Article
McCormack, Felicity, Gwyther, David E., Jong, Lenneke and Cook, Sue (2016, 03 14). Tipping point: how we predict when Antarctica's melting ice sheets will flood the seas The Conversation