Reversal of ocean gyres near ice shelves in the Amundsen Sea caused by the interaction of sea ice and wind

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Y. Zheng, D. P. Stevens, K. J. Heywood, B. G. M. Webber, B. Y. Queste
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Amundsen Sea; Curl; Buttress; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Sea ice; The Cryosphere; Thwaites Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-3005-2022; https://doaj.org/article/6f0c8d7148ef45998665ecea825af577

Floating ice shelves buttress the Antarctic Ice Sheet, which is losing mass rapidly mainly due to ocean-driven melting and the associated disruption to glacial dynamics. The local ocean circulation near ice shelves is therefore important for the prediction of future ice mass loss and related sea-lev...