Closing the loops on Southern Ocean dynamics: From the circumpolar current to ice shelves and from bottom mixing to surface waves
LG Bennetts, CJ Shakespeare… - Reviews of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A holistic review is given of the Southern Ocean dynamic system, in the context of the crucial
role it plays in the global climate and the profound changes it is experiencing. The review …
role it plays in the global climate and the profound changes it is experiencing. The review …
Winds and meltwater together lead to Southern Ocean surface cooling and sea ice expansion
Southern Ocean surface cooling and Antarctic sea ice expansion from 1979 through 2015
have been linked both to changing atmospheric circulation and melting of Antarctica's …
have been linked both to changing atmospheric circulation and melting of Antarctica's …
Increased warm water intrusions could cause mass loss in East Antarctica during the next 200 years
Abstract The East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) is currently surrounded by relatively cool water,
but climatic shifts have the potential to increase basal melting via intrusions of warm …
but climatic shifts have the potential to increase basal melting via intrusions of warm …
The Southern Ocean Freshwater Input from Antarctica (SOFIA) Initiative: scientific objectives and experimental design
As the climate warms, the grounded ice sheet and floating ice shelves surrounding
Antarctica are melting and releasing additional freshwater into the Southern Ocean …
Antarctica are melting and releasing additional freshwater into the Southern Ocean …
Future response of Antarctic Continental Shelf temperatures to ice shelf basal melting and calving
M Thomas, JK Ridley, IJ Smith… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate feedbacks between subsurface continental shelf ocean temperatures and
Antarctic glacial melt using a coupled climate model. The model was forced with SSP5‐8.5 …
Antarctic glacial melt using a coupled climate model. The model was forced with SSP5‐8.5 …
Projected impacts of Antarctic meltwater anomalies over the twenty-first century
A Purich, MH England - Journal of Climate, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract Antarctic margin and Southern Ocean surface freshening has been observed in
recent decades and is projected to continue over the twenty-first century. Surface freshening …
recent decades and is projected to continue over the twenty-first century. Surface freshening …
Stratospheric aerosol injection can reduce risks to Antarctic ice loss depending on injection location and amount
Owing to increasing greenhouse gas emissions, the Antarctic Ice Sheet is vulnerable to
rapid ice loss in the upcoming decades and centuries. This study examines the effectiveness …
rapid ice loss in the upcoming decades and centuries. This study examines the effectiveness …
Global climate impacts of Greenland and Antarctic meltwater: A comparative study
Abstract Both the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have been melting at an accelerating
rate over recent decades. Meltwater from Greenland might be expected to initiate a climate …
rate over recent decades. Meltwater from Greenland might be expected to initiate a climate …
Pathways and timescales of connectivity around the Antarctic continental shelf
HRS Dawson, AK Morrison… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Antarctic Slope Current (ASC) and Antarctic Coastal Current advect heat,
freshwater, nutrients, and biological organisms westward around the Antarctic margin …
freshwater, nutrients, and biological organisms westward around the Antarctic margin …
Reduced Deep Convection and Bottom Water Formation Due To Antarctic Meltwater in a Multi‐Model Ensemble
The additional water from the Antarctic ice sheet and ice shelves due to climate‐induced
melt can impact ocean circulation and global climate. However, the major processes driving …
melt can impact ocean circulation and global climate. However, the major processes driving …