SIPEX 2012: extreme sea-ice and atmospheric conditions off East Antarctica

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Heil, P, Stammerjohn, S, Reid, P, Massom, RA, Hutchings, JK
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd 2016
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience; Glaciology; Antarctic; Austral; Dalton Glacier; East Antarctica; Mertz Glacier; Mertz Glacier Tongue; Ross Sea; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice pack; Iceberg*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.06.015; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/113764

In 2012, Antarctic sea-ice coverage was marked by weak annual-mean climate anomalies that consisted of opposing anomalies early and late in the year (some setting new records) which were interspersed by near-average conditions for most of the austral autumn and winter. Here, we investigate the ocean...