The suppression of Antarctic bottom water formation by melting ice shelves in Prydz Bay

• Published in: Nature Communications
• Main Authors: Williams, GD, Herraiz-Borreguero, L, Roquet, F, Tamura, T, Ohshima, KI, Fukamachi, Y, Fraser, AD, Gao, L, Chen, H, McMahon, CR, Harcourt, R, Hindell, M
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Amery; Antarctic; Cape Darnley; Darnley; East Antarctica; Prydz Bay; Prydz Channel; Antarc*; Antarctica; Elephant Seals; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12577; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/113753

A fourth production region for the globally important Antarctic bottom water has been attributed to dense shelf water formation in the Cape Darnley Polynya, adjoining Prydz Bay in East Antarctica. Here we show new observations from CTD-instrumented elephant seals in 20112013 that provide the first c...