Southern Ocean polynyas in CMIP6 models

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Mohrmann, Martin, Heuzé, Céline, Swart, Sebastiaan
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Curl; Antarc*; Iceberg*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4281-2021; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/4281/2021/

Polynyas facilitate air–sea fluxes, impacting climate-relevant properties such as sea ice formation and deep water production. Despite their importance, polynyas have been poorly represented in past generations of climate models. Here we present a method to track the presence, frequency and spatial...