Seasonal transformation and spatial variability of water masses within MacKenzie polynya, Prydz Bay

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Portela, Esther, Rintoul, Stephen R., Bestley, Sophie, Herraiz‐borreguero, Laura, Wijk, Esmee, Mcmahon, Clive R., Roquet, Fabien, Hindell, Mark
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic polynyas; dense shelf water; water masses; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarctic; Darnley; East Antarctica; Prydz Bay; Prydz Channel; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Elephant Seals; Ice Shelf; Sea ice; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00739/85134/90102.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00739/85134/90103.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017748; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00739/85134/

We provide a detailed description of the spatial distribution, seasonality and transformation of the main water masses within MacKenzie Polynya (MP) in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica, using data from instrumented southern elephant seals. Dense Shelf Water (DSW) formation in MP shows large spatial variab...