The suppression of Antarctic bottom water formation by melting ice shelves in Prydz Bay

A fourth production region for the globally important Antarctic bottom water has been attributed to dense shelf water formation in the Cape Darnley Polynya, adjoining Prydz Bay in East Antarctica. Here we show new observations from CTD-instrumented elephant seals in 2011-2013 that provide the first...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Williams, G. D., Herraiz-Borreguero, L., Roquet, F., Tamura, T., Ohshima, K. I., Fukamachi, Y., Fraser, A. D., Gao, L., Chen, H., McMahon, C. R., Harcourt, R., Hindell, M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Amery
Antarctic
Cape Darnley
Darnley
East Antarctica
Prydz Bay
Prydz Channel
Antarc*
Antarctica
Elephant Seals
Ice Shelves
Online Access:https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/cfc69004-da9c-40aa-b3ad-4049b9e99ca1
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12577
https://research-management.mq.edu.au/ws/files/62429120/Publisher%20version%20(open%20access).pdf
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84984601384&partnerID=8YFLogxK

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