Observations of turbulence beneath sea ice in southern McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

• Main Authors: C. L. Stevens, N. J. Robinson, M. J. M. Williams, T. G. Haskell
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2009
• Subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Antarctic; McMurdo Sound; McMurdo Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/053f9704670e4551aeddafc35900fd6a

The first turbulence profiler observations beneath land fast sea ice which is directly adjacent to an Antarctic ice shelf are described. The stratification in the 325 m deep water column consisted of a layer of supercooled water in the upper 40 m lying above a quasi-linearly stratified water column...