Characterization of Ocean Mixing and Dynamics during the 2017 Maud Rise Polynya Event

• Main Authors: Mojica, Jhon F., Faller, Daiane, Francis, Diana, Eayrs, Clare, Holland, David
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Austral; Lazarev; Lazarev Sea; Maud Rise
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-2019-41; https://os.copernicus.org/preprints/os-2019-41/

During 2017 Austral winter, an open ocean polynya appeared in the Lazarev Sea, centered over Maud Rise. The vertical structure of the water column presented temporal and spatial variability with a weak stratification during the period of observations from January 2015 to January 2019. While over the...