Circumpolar Deep Water Impacts Glacial Meltwater Export and Coastal Biogeochemical Cycling Along the West Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Mattias R. Cape, Maria Vernet, Erin C. Pettit, Julia Wellner, Martin Truffer, Garrett Akie, Eugene Domack, Amy Leventer, Craig R. Smith, Bruce A. Huber
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
• Subjects: Antarctic Peninsula; phytoplankton; meltwater; ice–ocean; nutrients; productivity; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Barilari; Barilari Bay; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00144; https://doaj.org/article/7abe12a17f3c4a27a86f5574ca626c2b

Warming along the Antarctic Peninsula has led to an increase in the export of glacial meltwater to the coastal ocean. While observations to date suggest that this freshwater export acts as an important forcing on the marine ecosystem, the processes linking ice–ocean interactions to lower trophic-lev...