Bathymetric control of warm ocean water access along the East Antarctic Margin

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Nitsche, FO, Porter, D, Williams, G, Cougnon, EA, Fraser, AD, Correia, R, Guerrero, R
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Amer Geophysical Union 2017
• Subjects: bathymetry; CDW; Totten glacier; continental shelf; Antarctic; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; East Antarctica; Totten Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Totten Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/26024/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/26024/1/Nitsche_etal_2017_Bathymetry-control-ocean-access-Totten_GRL.pdf

Observed thinning of the Totten Glacier in East Antarctica has cast doubt upon the stability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Recent oceanographic observations at the front of the Totten Ice Shelf have confirmed the presence of modified Circumpolar Deep Water (mCDW), which likely promotes enhanced m...