Observational evidence for on-shelf heat transport driven by dense water export in the Weddell Sea

Recent modeling challenges our view on where the on-shelf heat flux in Antarctica occurs, suggesting it to be large where dense waters descend the continental slope. The authors provide observational evidence from the Weddell Sea supporting this claim.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Elin Darelius, Kjersti Daae, Vår Dundas, Ilker Fer, Hartmut H. Hellmer, Markus Janout, Keith W. Nicholls, Jean-Baptiste Sallée, Svein Østerhus
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023
Subjects:
Science
Q
Weddell Sea
Weddell
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36580-3
https://doaj.org/article/4610fb0285594698afee32c5f309fb84
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Summary:Recent modeling challenges our view on where the on-shelf heat flux in Antarctica occurs, suggesting it to be large where dense waters descend the continental slope. The authors provide observational evidence from the Weddell Sea supporting this claim.

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