Ocean variability beneath Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf driven by the Pine Island Bay Gyre strength

• Main Authors: Dotto, Tiago S., Heywood, Karen J., Hall, Rob A., Scambos, Ted A., Zheng, Yixi, Nakayama, Yoshihiro, Hyogo, Shuntaro, Snow, Tasha, Wahlin, Anna K., Wild, Christian, Truffer, Martin, Muto, Atsuhiro, Alley, Karen E., Boehme, Lars, Bortolotto, Guilherme A., Tyler, Scott W., Pettit, Erin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Pine Island Bay; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/ocean-variability-beneath-thwaites-eastern-ice-shelf-driven-by-the-pine-island-bay-gyre-strength(ffca1fe4-69da-42f8-a8ca-c865d56bacfc).html; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35499-5; https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/26648/1/Dotto_2022_NC_Ocean_variability_CC.pdf; https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1466534/v1

West Antarctic ice-shelf thinning is primarily caused by ocean-driven basal melting. Here we assess ocean variability below Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf (TEIS) and reveal the importance of local ocean circulation and sea-ice. Measurements obtained from two sub-ice-shelf moorings, spanning January 2020...