Distribution of water masses and meltwater on the continental shelf near the Totten and Moscow University ice shelves

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Silvano, Alessandro, Rintoul, Stephen R., Peña-Molino, Beatriz, Williams, Guy D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: East Antarctica; West Antarctica; Sabrina Coast; Moscow University Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Totten Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/469727/

Warm waters flood the continental shelf of the Amundsen and Bellingshausen seas in West Antarctica, driving rapid basal melt of ice shelves. In contrast, waters on the continental shelf in East Antarctica are cooler and ice shelves experience relatively low rates of basal melt. An exception is provi...