Changing distributions of sea ice melt and meteoric water west of the Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Meredith, Michael P., Stammerjohn, Sharon E., Venables, Hugh J., Ducklow, Hugh W., Martinson, Douglas G., Iannuzzi, Richard A., Leng, Melanie J., Melchior van Wessem, Jan, Reijmer, Carleen H., Barrand, Nicholas E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Rothera; Rothera Research Station; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/511404/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/511404/1/Changing%20distributions%20of%20sea%20ice%20melt%20and%20meteoric%20water%20AAM.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.04.019

The Western Antarctic Peninsula has recently undergone rapid climatic warming, with associated decreases in sea ice extent and duration, and increases in precipitation and glacial discharge to the ocean. These shifts in the freshwater budget can have significant consequences on the functioning of th...