An anomalous late-season change in the regional sea ice regime in the vicinity of the Mertz Glacier Polynya, East Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Main Authors: Massom, RA, Jacka, K, Pook, MJ, Fowler, C, Adams, N, Bindoff, NL
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: 260403 Physical Oceanography; 260602 Climatology (incl. Palaeoclimatology); Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Mertz Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica Journal; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/6379/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/6379/1/Massom_Jacka_Pook_Fowler_Adams_Bindoff_2003.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JC001354

This paper examines a major late-season shift in atmospheric circulation over the East Antarctic sea ice zone that occurred in October 1999. The mean wind direction at 65S, 145E changed from south-southeasterly to west-southwesterly, resulting in almost a complete reversal of the climatological East...