Impact of the 1997/98 ENSO on upper ocean characteristics in Marguerite Bay, western Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Main Authors: Meredith, Meredith P., Renfrew, Ian A., Clarke, Andrew, King, John C., Brandon, Mark A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Bellingshausen Sea; Pacific; Marguerite; Marguerite Bay; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://oro.open.ac.uk/9129/; https://oro.open.ac.uk/9129/1/Meredith_etal_JGR_2004.pdf

A year-round sequence of hydrographic casts is used to trace the evolution of the upper ocean waters in Marguerite Bay, western Antarctic Peninsula (wAP), between 1998 and 2002. Winter 1998 was anomalous, showing an unusually deep mixed layer that became progressively more saline until spring, reach...