Ice-shelf – ocean interactions at Fimbul Ice Shelf, Antarctica from oxygen isotope ratio measurements

• Main Authors: K. W. Nicholls, K. J. Heywood, M. R. Price
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2008
• Subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Weddell Sea; Weddell; Greenwich; Fimbul Ice Shelf; Trolltunga; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/96f71ecd20c0428e928cc32c0e3c6a00

Melt water from the floating ice shelves at the margins of the southeastern Weddell Sea makes a significant contribution to the fresh water budget of the region. In February 2005 a multi-institution team conducted an oceanographic campaign at Fimbul Ice Shelf on the Greenwich Meridian as part of the...