Pathways of inter-basin exchange from the Bellingshausen Sea to the Amundsen Sea

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Flexas, M. Mar, Thompson, Andrew F., Robertson, Megan L., Speer, Kevin, Sheehan, Peter M. F., Heywood, Karen J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Amundsen Sea; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Bellingshausen Sea; Abbot Ice Shelf; Venable Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/95378/; https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/95378/1/Accepted_964667_3_art_file_12167116_scrrr625.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JC020080

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is experiencing rapid thinning of its floating ice shelves, largely attributed to oceanic basal melt. Numerical models suggest that the Bellingshausen Sea has a key role in setting water properties in the Amundsen Sea and further downstream. Yet, observations confirming...