Modeling the Influence of the Weddell Polynya on the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf Cavity

• Published in: Journal of Climate
• Main Authors: Naughten, Kaitlin A., Jenkins, Adrian, Holland, Paul R., Mugford, Ruth I., Nicholls, Keith W., Munday, David R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Meteorological Society 2019
• Subjects: F700 Ocean Sciences; F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; Ronne Ice Shelf; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf; Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/42670/; https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0203.1; https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/42670/1/Modeling%20the%20influence%20of%20the%20Weddell%20polynya%20on%20the%20Filchner%E2%80%93Ronne%20ice%20shelf%20cavity.pdf

Open-ocean polynyas in the Weddell Sea of Antarctica are the product of deep convection, which transports Warm Deep Water (WDW) to the surface and melts sea ice or prevents its formation. These polynyas occur only rarely in the observational record but are a near-permanent feature of many climate an...