Polar regions. chapter 3, ipcc special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate

M Meredith, M Sommerkorn, S Cassotta, C Derksen… - 2019 - repository.library.noaa.gov
This chapter assesses the state of physical, biological and social knowledge concerning the
Arctic and Antarctic ocean and cryosphere, how they are affected by climate change, and …

Recent decrease of summer sea ice in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica

J Turner, MV Guarino, J Arnatt, B Jena… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In Austral summer 2016/2017, the sea ice extent (SIE) in the Weddell Sea dropped
to a near‐record value in the satellite era (1.88× 106 km2), a large negative seasonal …

[HTML][HTML] Ocean convection

CA Vreugdenhil, B Gayen - Fluids, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ocean convection is a key mechanism that regulates heat uptake, water-mass
transformation, CO2 exchange, and nutrient transport with crucial implications for ocean …

[HTML][HTML] Record low sea ice extent in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica in April/May 2019 driven by intense and explosive polar cyclones

B Jena, CC Bajish, J Turner, M Ravichandran… - Npj Climate and …, 2022 - nature.com
Sea ice extent (SIE) in the Weddell Sea attained exceptionally low levels in April (1.97
million km2) and May (3.06 million km2) 2019, with the values being~ 22% below the long …

On the crucial role of atmospheric rivers in the two major Weddell Polynya events in 1973 and 2017 in Antarctica

D Francis, KS Mattingly, M Temimi, R Massom… - Science advances, 2020 - science.org
This study reports the occurrence of intense atmospheric rivers (ARs) during the two large
Weddell Polynya events in November 1973 and September 2017 and investigates their role …

Ekman-driven salt transport as a key mechanism for open-ocean polynya formation at Maud Rise

A Narayanan, F Roquet, ST Gille, B Gülk… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Open-ocean polynyas formed over the Maud Rise, in the Weddell Sea, during the winters of
2016–2017. Such polynyas are rare events in the Southern Ocean and are associated with …

[HTML][HTML] 2016 年南极海冰破纪录减少及其成因的研究综述

李双林, 韩哲, 刘娜, 张超, 蔡慧 - 海洋学报, 2021 - hyxbocean.cn
近几十年来, 在全球变暖背景下, 北极海冰不断减少, 但南极海冰却在小幅增加.
正当人们试图解释南极海冰这一“变暖悖论” 时, 2016 年末南极海冰范围却突然跌破纪录 …

The observed seasonal cycle of submesoscale processes in the Antarctic marginal ice zone

LC Biddle, S Swart - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Submesoscale flows are energetic processes in the upper ocean that occur at scales of a
few kilometers. These phenomena are important to climate because they can strongly …

[HTML][HTML] Individual and joint estimation of humpback whale migratory patterns and their environmental drivers in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean

L Bedriñana-Romano, AN Zerbini, A Andriolo… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) perform seasonal migrations from high
latitude feeding grounds to low latitude breeding and calving grounds. Feeding grounds at …

Early winter triggering of the Maud Rise polynya

L Zhou, C Heuzé, M Mohrmann - Geophysical Research Letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract What triggers Maud Rise polynya, a large opening in the winter Antarctic sea ice, is
still debated. We show that the upcoming opening of all Maud Rise polynyas can be …