The suppression of Antarctic bottom water formation by melting ice shelves in Prydz Bay

Antarctic bottom water (AABW) production is critical to the global ocean overturning circulation. Here, the authors show new observations of AABW formation from seal CTD data in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica that highlights its susceptibility to increased freshwater input from the melting of ice shelve...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: G. D. Williams, L. Herraiz-Borreguero, F. Roquet, T. Tamura, K. I. Ohshima, Y. Fukamachi, A. D. Fraser, L. Gao, H. Chen, C. R. McMahon, R. Harcourt, M. Hindell
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
Subjects:
Science
Q
Antarctic
East Antarctica
Prydz Bay
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Shelves
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12577
https://doaj.org/article/89db241e51ed43d6aa067a20cde969cf
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Summary:Antarctic bottom water (AABW) production is critical to the global ocean overturning circulation. Here, the authors show new observations of AABW formation from seal CTD data in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica that highlights its susceptibility to increased freshwater input from the melting of ice shelves.

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