On the seasonal signal of the Filchner overflow, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Physical Oceanography
• Main Authors: Darelius, Elin Maria K., Strand, Kjersti Opstad, Østerhus, Svein, Gammelsrød, Tor, Årthun, Marius, Fer, Ilker
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Meteorological Society 2016
• Subjects: Berkner Bank; Ronne Ice Shelf; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf; Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1956/13069; https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo-d-13-0180.1

The cold ice shelf water (ISW) that formed below the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf in the southwestern Weddell Sea, Antarctica, escapes the ice shelf cavity through the Filchner Depression and spills over its sill at a rate of 1.6 Sverdrups (Sv; 1 Sv ≡ 106 m3 s−1), thus contributing significantly to the...