Antarctic Bottom Water production by intense sea-ice formation in the Cape Darnley polynya

• Published in: Nature Geoscience
• Main Authors: Ohshima, KI, Fukamachi, Y, Williams, GD, Nihashi, S, Roquet, F, Kitade, Y, Tamura, T, Hirano, D, Herraiz Borreguero, L, Field, I, Hindell, MA, Aoki, S, Wakatsuchi, M
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2013
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Antarctic; Cape Darnley; Darnley; Antarc*; Antarctica; Elephant Seals; Ice Shelf; Mirounga leonina; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1738; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/84349

The formation of Antarctic Bottom Water-the cold, dense water that occupies the abyssal layer of the global ocean-is a key process in global ocean circulation. This water mass is formed as dense shelf water sinks to depth. Three regions around Antarctica where this process takes place have been prev...