Vertical ocean heat redistribution sustaining sea-ice concentration trends in the Ross Sea

The mechanisms responsible for the overall expansion of Antarctic sea-ice in recent decades remain unclear. Here, using observations and model results, the authors show that ice-ocean feedbacks, triggered by an external perturbation, could be responsible for changes in sea-ice extent observed in the...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Olivier Lecomte, Hugues Goosse, Thierry Fichefet, Casimir de Lavergne, Antoine Barthélemy, Violette Zunz
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Science
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Antarctic
Ross Sea
Antarc*
Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00347-4
https://doaj.org/article/376583ec1a3f476697f4b8712ff152ba
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Summary:The mechanisms responsible for the overall expansion of Antarctic sea-ice in recent decades remain unclear. Here, using observations and model results, the authors show that ice-ocean feedbacks, triggered by an external perturbation, could be responsible for changes in sea-ice extent observed in the Ross Sea.

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