Warm modified circumpolar deep water intrusions drive ice shelf melt and inhibit dense shelf water formation in Vincennes Bay, East Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Ribeiro, N, Herraiz-Borreguero, L, Rintoul, SR, McMahon, CR, Hindell, M, Harcourt, R, Williams, G
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc. 2021
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Physical oceanography; Antarctic; East Antarctica; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Weddell; Underwood; Totten Glacier; Vincennes Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica Journal; Elephant Seals; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JC016998; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/151761

Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) production supplies the deep limb of the global overturning circulation and ventilates the deep ocean. While the Weddell and Ross Seas are recognized as key sites for AABW production, additional sources have been discovered in coastal polynya regions around East Antarct...