Warm surface waters increase Antarctic ice shelf melt and delay dense water formation

• Published in: Communications Earth & Environment
• Main Authors: Aoki, Shigeru, Takahashi, Tomoki, Yamazaki, Kaihe, Hirano, Daisuke, Ono, Kazuya, Kusahara, Kazuya, Tamura, Takeshi, Williams, Guy D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature
• Subjects: 452; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/86487; https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00456-z

Melting ice shelves around Antarctica control the massive input of freshwater into the ocean and play an intricate role in global heat redistribution. The Amery Ice Shelf regulates wintertime sea-ice growth and dense shelf water formation. We investigated the role of warm Antarctic Surface Water in...