Impact of West Antarctic ice shelf melting on Southern Ocean hydrography

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Y. Nakayama, R. Timmermann, H. H. Hellmer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2020
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Weddell Sea; Ross Sea; Weddell; Darnley; Cape Darnley; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Sea ice; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2205-2020; https://doaj.org/article/6679f63561b1484685d25b3e77ef1948

Previous studies show accelerations of West Antarctic glaciers, implying that basal melt rates of these glaciers were previously small and increased in the middle of the 20th century. This enhanced melting is a likely source of the observed Ross Sea (RS) freshening, but its long-term impact on the S...