Coastal polynyas in the southern Weddell Sea: variability of the surface energy budget

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Main Authors: Renfrew, Ian A., King, John C., Markus, Thorsten
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2002
• Subjects: Ronne Ice Shelf; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/17397/; https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2000JC000720

The surface energy budget of coastal polynyas in the southern Weddell Sea has been evaluated for the period 1992–1998 using a combination of satellite observations, meteorological data, and simple physical models. The study focuses on polynyas that habitually form off the Ronne Ice Shelf. The coasta...