Southern Weddell Sea surface freshwater flux modulated by icescape and atmospheric forcing

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: Stulic, Lukrecia, Timmermann, Ralph, Paul, Stephan, Zentek, Rolf, Heinemann, Günther, Kanzow, Torsten
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Weddell Sea; Weddell; Ronne Ice Shelf; Brunt Ice Shelf; Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf; Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1791-2023; https://os.copernicus.org/articles/19/1791/2023/

Sea ice formation dominates surface salt forcing in the southern Weddell Sea. Brine rejected in the process of sea ice production results in the production of High Salinity Shelf Water (HSSW) that feeds the global overturning circulation and fuels the basal melt of the adjacent ice shelf. The strong...