Sensitivity of simulated water mass transformation on the Antarctic shelf to tides, topography and model resolution

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Fabio Boeira Dias, Stephen R. Rintoul, Ole Richter, Benjamin Keith Galton-Fenzi, Jan D. Zika, Violaine Pellichero, Petteri Uotila
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
• Subjects: Southern Ocean; Antarctic shelf; water mass transformation; high salinity shelf water (HSSW); ice shelf water (ISW); coastal polynyas; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Antarctic; Antarctic Ocean; East Antarctica; Ronne Ice Shelf; The Antarctic; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf; Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1027704; https://doaj.org/article/32302671aecf40a19b3a3399e746ee08

Water mass transformation (WMT) around the Antarctic margin controls Antarctica Bottom Water formation and the abyssal limb of the global meridional overturning circulation, besides mediating ocean-ice shelf exchange, ice sheet stability and its contribution to sea level rise. However, the mechanism...