Ice Shelf Basal Melt and Influence on Dense Water Outflow in the Southern Weddell Sea

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Akhoudas, Camille, Sallée, Jean Baptiste, Reverdin, Gilles, Aloisi, Giovanni, Benetti, Marion, Vignes, Lucie, Gelado Caballero, María Dolores
• Other Authors: 57200633338, 24179187700, 56264912000, 7003278266, 56162001200, 57215533497, 55662979300
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: 2510 Oceanografía; Ice shelves; Freezing points; Ocean circulation; Water masses; Antarctic; Filchner Ice Shelf; Ronne Ice Shelf; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf; Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/70996; https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JC015710

We use new observations of stable water isotopes from a research cruise in early 2017 to highlight ocean-ice interactions occurring under Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, the largest Antarctic ice shelf. In particular, we investigate the properties of Ice Shelf Water with temperature lower than the surface...