Polar Cyclones at the Origin of the Reoccurrence of the Maud Rise Polynya in Austral Winter 2017

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
• Main Authors: Francis, Diana, Eayrs, Clare, Cuesta, Juan, Holland, David
• Other Authors: New York University Abu Dhabi, NYU System (NYU), Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques (LISA (UMR_7583)), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Faculté des sciences et technologie (UPEC FST), Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2019
• Subjects: [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Austral; Lazarev; Lazarev Sea; Maud Rise; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice pack; Sea ice; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://cnrs.hal.science/hal-04278544; https://cnrs.hal.science/hal-04278544/document; https://cnrs.hal.science/hal-04278544/file/Francis_et_al-2019-Polynya_JGR_Atmospheres.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jd030618

This study examines the role of atmospheric forcings in the occurrence of open-ocean polynyas by investigating the case of the austral winter 2017's polynya located in the Lazarev Sea sector to the east of the Weddell Sea, known as the Maud Rise polynya or the Weddell Polynya. The ice-free zone...