Formation and export of dense shelf water from the Ade´lie Depression, East Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Main Authors: Williams, GD, Bindoff, NL, Marsland, SJ, Rintoul, SR
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: 260403 Physical Oceanography; polynya; shelf water; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Australian Antarctic Basin; Australian-Antarctic Basin; Adelie Depression; Buchanan Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica Journal; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/6942/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/6942/1/Williams_Bindoff_etal_2008.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/2007JC004346

Coastal polynyas in the Adelie Depression are an important source of Antarctic Bottom Water to the Australian-Antarctic Basin. We present time series (April 1998 to May 1999 and August 1999 to February 2000) of data from temperature-salinity sensors, in both the Adelie Depression and the known outfl...