Freshwater distributions and water mass structure in the Amundsen Sea Polynya region, Antarctica

• Published in: Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
• Main Authors: Randall-Goodwin, E., Meredith, M. P., Jenkins, A., Yager, P. L., Sherrell, R. M., Abrahamsen, E. P., Guerrero, R., Yuan, X., Mortlock, R. A., Gavahan, K., Alderkamp, A.-C., Ducklow, H., Robertson, R., Stammerjohn, S. E.
• Other Authors: Deming, Jody W., Carmack, Edward C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of California Press 2015
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Amundsen Sea; Dotson Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Iceberg*; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000065; http://online.ucpress.edu/elementa/article-pdf/doi/10.12952/journal.elementa.000065/427665/72-715-1-ce.pdf

Abstract We present the first densely-sampled hydrographic survey of the Amundsen Sea Polynya (ASP) region, including a detailed characterization of its freshwater distributions. Multiple components contribute to the freshwater budget, including precipitation, sea ice melt, basal ice shelf melt, and...