Modeling water mass formation in the Mertz Glacier Polynya and Adelie Depression, East Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Main Authors: Marsland, S., Bindoff, N., Williams, G., Budd, W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Adelie Depression; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Mertz Glacier; Ross Sea; Weddell; Adelie Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0011-FFDF-9; http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0011-FFDE-B

High rates of sea ice growth and brine rejection in the Mertz Glacier Polynya drive the production of dense continental shelf waters in the Adelie Depression. We consider the rate of outflow of waters having sufficient density to sink into the neighboring abyssal ocean and form Adelie Land Bottom Wa...