The circum-Antarctic ice-shelves respond to a more positive Southern Annular Mode with regionally varied melting

Positive phases of the Southern Annular Mode lead to enhanced basal melt overall in the Antarctic ice shelves, with strong losses in the Bellingshausen and Western Pacific sectors and gains in the Amundsen Sea, according to ice-ocean model experiments.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors: Deborah Verfaillie, Charles Pelletier, Hugues Goosse, Nicolas C. Jourdain, Christopher Y. S. Bull, Quentin Dalaiden, Vincent Favier, Thierry Fichefet, Jonathan D. Wille
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022
Subjects:
Geology
QE1-996.5
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Amundsen Sea
Pacific
Antarc*
Ice Shelves
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00458-x
https://doaj.org/article/8af44ec1adac44ab8fd372a72014efbc
Description
Summary:Positive phases of the Southern Annular Mode lead to enhanced basal melt overall in the Antarctic ice shelves, with strong losses in the Bellingshausen and Western Pacific sectors and gains in the Amundsen Sea, according to ice-ocean model experiments.

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