Circulation of modified Circumpolar Deep Water and basal melt beneath the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Herraiz-Borreguero, Laura, Coleman, Richard, Allison, Ian, Rintoul, Stephen R., Craven, Mike, Williams, Guy D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Prydz Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica Journal; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/398659/; https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/398659/1/jgrc21209.pdf

Antarctic ice sheet mass loss has been linked to an increase in oceanic heat supply, which enhances basal melt and thinning of ice shelves. Here we detail the interaction of modified Circumpolar Deep Water (mCDW) with the Amery Ice Shelf, the largest ice shelf in East Antarctica, and provide the fir...