Sea ice drift in the Southern Ocean: Regional patterns, variability, and trends

• Published in: Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
• Main Authors: Ron Kwok, Shirley S. Pang, Sahra Kacimi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioOne 2017
• Subjects: Southern Ocean; sea ice drift; export; sea ice edge; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Amundsen Sea; Antarctic; Arctic; Riiser-Larsen; Riiser-Larsen Sea; Ross Sea; The Antarctic; Weddell; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.226; https://doaj.org/article/d8338ec62b004c289af0c368fa6158c2

Understanding long-term changes in large-scale sea ice drift in the Southern Ocean is of considerable interest given its contribution to ice extent, to ice production in open waters, with associated dense water formation and heat flux to the atmosphere, and thus to the climate system. In this paper,...