The influence of the Drygalski Ice Tongue on the local ocean

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Craig Stevens, Won Sang Lee, Giannetta Fusco, Sukyoung Yun, Brett Grant, Natalie Robinson, Chung Yeon Hwang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2017
• Subjects: glacier calving; ice/ocean interactions; sea ice/ice shelf interactions; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Drygalski; Drygalski Ice Tongue; Ross Sea; Terra Nova Bay; Victoria Land; Annals of Glaciology; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2017.4; https://doaj.org/article/e9326a7ab8aa4fc6a06ac186453958dd

The Drygalski Ice Tongue presents an ~80 km long floating obstacle to alongshore flows in the Victoria Land coastal ocean region of the Western Ross Sea. Here we use oceanographic data from near to the tongue to explore the interplay between the floating glacier and the local currents and stratifica...