Anatomy of a glacial meltwater discharge event in an Antarctic cove

• Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
• Main Authors: Meredith, Michael, Ulrike Falk, Bers, Anna Valeria, Mackensen, Andreas, Schloss, Irene Ruth, Ruiz Barlett, Eduardo Mariano, Jerosch, Kerstin, Silva Busso, Adrián, Abele, Doris
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society
• Subjects: ANTARCTICA; GEOCHEMICAL TRACERS; GLACIAL DISCHARGE; STABLE ISOTOPES; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Potter Cove; Argentina; Andreas; Meredith; Fourcade; Fourcade Glacier; Antarctic Cove; Antarc*; Antarctica; British Antarctic Survey; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/140406

Glacial meltwater discharge from Antarctica is a key influence on the marine environment, impacting ocean circulation, sea level and productivity of the pelagic and benthic ecosystems. The responses elicited depend strongly on the characteristics of the meltwater releases, including timing, spatial...