Antarctic Bottom Water production by intense sea-ice formation in the Cape Darnley polynya

• Published in: Nature Geoscience
• Main Authors: Ohshima, Kay I., Fukamachi, Yasushi, Williams, Guy D., Nihashi, Sohey, Roquet, Fabien, Kitade, Yujiro, Tamura, Takeshi, Hirano, Daisuke, Herraiz-Borreguero, Laura, Field, Iain, Hindell, Mark, Aoki, Shigeru, Wakatsuchi, Masaaki
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Antarctic; Cape Darnley; Darnley; Antarc*; Antarctica; Elephant Seals; Ice Shelf; Mirounga leonina; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/398666/

The formation of Antarctic Bottom Water—the cold, dense water that occupies the abyssal layer of the global ocean—is a key process in global ocean circulation. This water mass is formed as dense shelf water sinks to depth. Three regions around Antarctica where this process takes place have been prev...