Exchange of water masses between the southern Weddell Sea continental shelf and the deep ocean

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Author: Daae, Kjersti Birkeland
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Bergen 2018
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450; Antarctic; Filchner Trough; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1956/18692

The exchange of water masses between the shallow Weddell Sea continental shelf and the deep ocean is of climatic importance. Firstly, on-shelf transport of warm oceanic water masses, contributes to basal melting of ice shelves, which affects the stability of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Secondly, export...