The Ronne polynya of 1997/98: observations of air-ice-ocean interaction

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Ackley, S.F., Geiger, C.A., King, J.C., Hunke, E.C., Comiso, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: International Glaciological Society 2001
• Subjects: Weddell Sea; Weddell; Ronne Ice Shelf; Annals of Glaciology; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/18343/; https://doi.org/10.3189/172756401781818725

The Ronne polynya formed in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, during the period November 1997-February 1998 to an extent not seen previously in the 25 years of all-weather satellite observations. The vessel HMS Endurance traversed the polynya region and took sea-ice, physical oceanographic and meteorolog...