On the thermohaline circulation beneath the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelves
In the Weddell Sea oceanographic data and numerical models demonstrate that Ice Shelf Water, one ingredient in the production of Weddell Sea Bottom Water, is formed by thermohaline interaction of High Salinity Shelf Water with the base of the Filchner-Ronne ice shelves. South of Berkner Island a pas...
Published in: | Antarctic Science |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1991
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102091000524 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102091000524 |