Ross Ice Shelf Sea Temperatures
Two temperature profiles recorded by a sensitive bathythermograph at the Ross Ice Shelf Project site (82°22.5′S, 168°37.5′W) are presented. From the shape of the profiles it is concluded that an inflow of water at intermediate depths provides a source of heat to drive a regime in which ice is melted...
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| description | Two temperature profiles recorded by a sensitive bathythermograph at the Ross Ice Shelf Project site (82°22.5′S, 168°37.5′W) are presented. From the shape of the profiles it is concluded that an inflow of water at intermediate depths provides a source of heat to drive a regime in which ice is melted from the interface at a depth of 360 meters. Melting maintains the temperature of a thick layer under the ice at about –2.14°C, close to the ambient freezing temperature. A very well mixed layer about 35 meters thick was found at the seabed. |
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| op_source | Science volume 203, issue 4379, page 438-439 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 |
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| spelling | craaas:10.1126/science.203.4379.438 2025-01-16T22:27:41+00:00 Ross Ice Shelf Sea Temperatures Gilmour, A. E. 1979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.203.4379.438 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.203.4379.438 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 203, issue 4379, page 438-439 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1979 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.203.4379.438 2024-07-04T04:01:23Z Two temperature profiles recorded by a sensitive bathythermograph at the Ross Ice Shelf Project site (82°22.5′S, 168°37.5′W) are presented. From the shape of the profiles it is concluded that an inflow of water at intermediate depths provides a source of heat to drive a regime in which ice is melted from the interface at a depth of 360 meters. Melting maintains the temperature of a thick layer under the ice at about –2.14°C, close to the ambient freezing temperature. A very well mixed layer about 35 meters thick was found at the seabed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Shelf Ross Ice Shelf AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Ross Ice Shelf Science 203 4379 438 439 |
| spellingShingle | Gilmour, A. E. Ross Ice Shelf Sea Temperatures |
| title | Ross Ice Shelf Sea Temperatures |
| title_full | Ross Ice Shelf Sea Temperatures |
| title_fullStr | Ross Ice Shelf Sea Temperatures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ross Ice Shelf Sea Temperatures |
| title_short | Ross Ice Shelf Sea Temperatures |
| title_sort | ross ice shelf sea temperatures |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.203.4379.438 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.203.4379.438 |