Reanalysis representation of low-level winds in the Antarctic near-coastal region

• Main Authors: Caton Harrison, Thomas, Biri, Stavroula, Bracegirdle, Thomas J., King, John C., Kent, Elizabeth C., Vignon, Étienne, Turner, John
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Antarctic; Merra; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelves; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-693; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00062260; https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/egusphere-2022-693/egusphere-2022-693.pdf

Low-level easterly winds encircling Antarctica help drive coastal currents which modify transport of circumpolar deep water to ice shelves, as well as the formation and distribution of sea ice. Reanalysis datasets are especially important at high southern latitudes where observations are few. Here,...