Southern Ocean polynyas in CMIP6 models

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: M. Mohrmann, C. Heuzé, S. Swart
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: geo; envir; Antarctic; Curl; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Iceberg*; Sea ice; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4281-2021; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/4281/2021/tc-15-4281-2021.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/e13dc47752ca4730be1d8af433ca3c7d

Polynyas facilitate air–sea fluxes, impacting climate-relevant properties such as sea ice formation and deep water production. Despite their importance, polynyas have been poorly represented in past generations of climate models. Here we present a method to track the presence, frequency and spatial...