Wind–and sea‐ice–driven interannual variability of Antarctic Bottom water formation

C Schmidt, AK Morrison… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) is a major component of the global overturning
circulation, originating around the Antarctic continental margin. In recent decades AABW has …

[HTML][HTML] Slowdown of Antarctic Bottom Water export driven by climatic wind and sea-ice changes

S Zhou, AJS Meijers, MP Meredith… - Nature climate …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) is pivotal for oceanic heat and carbon
sequestrations on multidecadal to millennial timescales. The Weddell Sea contributes nearly …

Stabilization of dense Antarctic water supply to the Atlantic Ocean overturning circulation

EP Abrahamsen, AJS Meijers, KL Polzin… - Nature Climate …, 2019 - nature.com
The lower limb of the Atlantic overturning circulation is resupplied by the sinking of dense
Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) that forms via intense air–sea–ice interactions next to …

How does Antarctic bottom water cross the Southern Ocean?

A Solodoch, AL Stewart, AMC Hogg… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW), which fills the global ocean abyss, is derived from
dense water that forms in several distinct Antarctic shelf regions. Previous modeling studies …

[HTML][HTML] Antarctic Bottom Water variability in a coupled climate model

A Santoso, MH England - Journal of physical oceanography, 2008 - journals.ametsoc.org
The natural variability of the Weddell Sea variety of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) is
examined in a long-term integration of a coupled climate model. Examination of passive …

Recent recovery of Antarctic Bottom Water formation in the Ross Sea driven by climate anomalies

A Silvano, A Foppert, SR Rintoul, PR Holland… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) supplies the lower limb of the global overturning
circulation, ventilates the abyssal ocean and sequesters heat and carbon on multidecadal to …

Sensitivity of the Southern Ocean to enhanced regional Antarctic ice sheet meltwater input

CJ Fogwill, SJ Phipps, CSM Turney… - Earth's Future, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Despite advances in our understanding of the processes driving contemporary sea level
rise, the stability of the Antarctic ice sheets and their contribution to sea level under projected …

Change in dense shelf water and Adélie Land bottom water precipitated by iceberg calving

K Snow, SR Rintoul, BM Sloyan… - Geophysical Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Antarctic Bottom Water supplies the deep limb of the global overturning circulation
and ventilates the abyssal ocean. Antarctic Bottom Water has warmed, freshened, and …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the Mertz Glacier Tongue calving on dense water formation and export

K Kusahara, H Hasumi, GD Williams - Nature communications, 2011 - nature.com
Abstract Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) is a critical component of the global climate system,
occupying the abyssal layer of the World Ocean and driving the lower limb of the global …

Synchronous intensification and warming of Antarctic Bottom Water outflow from the Weddell Gyre

MP Meredith, AL Gordon… - Geophysical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW), the densest water in the global overturning circulation, has
warmed in recent decades, most notably in the Atlantic. Time series recorded within the …