An overview of Antarctic polynyas: sea ice production, forcing mechanisms, temporal variability and water mass formation

• Main Authors: Zheng, Wei, Zhaoru, Zhang, Vihma, Timo, Xiaoqiao, Wang, Yuanjie, Chen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 2021
• Subjects: Cryosphere; Terrestrial; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Weddell Sea; East Antarctica; Ross Sea; Indian; Weddell; Curl; Advances in Polar Science; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Science; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/2764/; http://library.arcticportal.org/2764/1/A2104005.pdf

Polynyas are irregular open water bodies within the sea ice cover in polar regions under freezing weather conditions. In this study, we reviewed the progress of research work on dynamical forcing, sea ice production (SIP), and water mass formation for both coastal polynyas and open-ocean polynyas in...