The eect of McMurdo Sound topography on water mass exchange across the Ross Ice Shelf front
The southwestern Ross Sea continental shelf acts as formation site for highly dense shelf waters because of strong brine release due to vigorous sea ice production in the Ross Sea polynya (Jacobs & Guilivi 1998, Assmann et al. 2003). In this context it has been debated whether the topography of...
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Summary: | The southwestern Ross Sea continental shelf acts as formation site for highly dense shelf waters because of strong brine release due to vigorous sea ice production in the Ross Sea polynya (Jacobs & Guilivi 1998, Assmann et al. 2003). In this context it has been debated whether the topography of McMurdo Sound permits exchange with the |
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