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 …
How Does the Ocean Melt Antarctic Ice Shelves?
MG Rosevear, B Gayen, CA Vreugdenhil… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The present-day state and future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet depend on the rate at which the
ocean melts its fringing ice shelves. Ocean heat must cross many physical and dynamical …
ocean melts its fringing ice shelves. Ocean heat must cross many physical and dynamical …
Quantifying coastal freshwater extremes during unprecedented rainfall using long timeseries multi-platform salinity observations
During 2022, extreme rainfall occurred across southeast Australia, making it the wettest year
on record. The oceanic impact of extreme rainfall events in normally 'dry'regions is not well …
on record. The oceanic impact of extreme rainfall events in normally 'dry'regions is not well …
The coupling of winds, ocean turbulence, and High Salinity Shelf Water in the Terra Nova Bay Polynya
Abstract The Terra Nova Bay (TNB) Polynya in the Western Ross Sea of Antarctica is a
major producer of High Salinity Shelf Water (HSSW), a precursor to Antarctica Bottom Water …
major producer of High Salinity Shelf Water (HSSW), a precursor to Antarctica Bottom Water …
[HTML][HTML] Antarctic sea-ice low resonates in the ecophysiology of humpback whales
SMB Nash, J Groβ, J Castrillon, MV Casa… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The past six years have been marked by some of the most dramatic climatic events
observed in the Antarctic region in recent history, commencing with the 2017 sea-ice …
observed in the Antarctic region in recent history, commencing with the 2017 sea-ice …
Spatial variability of turbulent mixing from an underwater glider in a large, deep, stratified lake
O Sepúlveda Steiner, AL Forrest… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent efforts using microstructure turbulence measurements have contributed to our
understanding of the overall energy budget in lakes and linkages to vertical fluxes. A paucity …
understanding of the overall energy budget in lakes and linkages to vertical fluxes. A paucity …
High Salinity Shelf Water production rates in Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea from high-resolution salinity observations
Abstract High Salinity Shelf Water (HSSW) formed in the Ross Sea of Antarctica is a
precursor to Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW), a water mass that constitutes the bottom limb of …
precursor to Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW), a water mass that constitutes the bottom limb of …
On the multiscale oceanic heat transports toward the bases of the Antarctic ice shelves
The mass balance of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) is important to global sea-level change.
The AIS loses mass mainly through basal melting and subsequent calving of the Antarctic …
The AIS loses mass mainly through basal melting and subsequent calving of the Antarctic …
Contrasting trends in short-lived and long-lived mesoscale eddies in the Southern Ocean since the 1990s
Mesoscale eddies play an important role in the transport of heat, carbon, and nutrients in the
Southern Ocean. Previous studies have documented an increasing intensity of the Southern …
Southern Ocean. Previous studies have documented an increasing intensity of the Southern …
Seafloor roughness reduces melting of East Antarctic ice shelves
Y Liu, M Nikurashin, B Peña-Molino - Communications Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Heat delivered by the ocean circulation is melting the Antarctic ice sheet from below. This
melt is largest where warm Circumpolar Deep Water accesses the continental shelf and …
melt is largest where warm Circumpolar Deep Water accesses the continental shelf and …