Late-summer biogeochemistry in the Mertz Polynya: East Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Shadwick, EH, Tilbrook, B, Currie, KI
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. 2017
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Chemical Oceanography; East Antarctica; Mertz Glacier; Commonwealth Bay; Mertz Glacier Tongue; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica Journal; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JC013015; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/124347

A marked reconfiguration of the Mertz Polynya following the 2010 calving of the Mertz Glacier Tongue has been associated with a decrease in the size and activity of the polynya. We report observations of the oceanic carbonate (CO 2 ) system in late-summer 2013, the third post-calving summer season....