The Weddell Gyre, Southern Ocean: present knowledge and future challenges
Abstract The Weddell Gyre (WG) is one of the main oceanographic features of the Southern
Ocean south of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current which plays an influential role in global …
Ocean south of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current which plays an influential role in global …
Antarctic icebergs melt over the Southern Ocean: Climatology and impact on sea ice
Recent increase in Antarctic freshwater release to the Southern Ocean is suggested to
contribute to change in water masses and sea ice. However, climate models differ in their …
contribute to change in water masses and sea ice. However, climate models differ in their …
A global wave parameter database for geophysical applications. Part 2: Model validation with improved source term parameterization
A multi-scale global hindcast of ocean waves is presented that covers the years 1994–2012,
based on recently published parameterizations for wind sea and swell dissipation [Ardhuin …
based on recently published parameterizations for wind sea and swell dissipation [Ardhuin …
Anthropogenic pressure on the open ocean: The growth of ship traffic revealed by altimeter data analysis
J Tournadre - Geophysical Research Letters, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Marine ecosystems are under increasing anthropogenic pressures from marine and
terrestrial activities. Ship traffic, the major cause of change in the open ocean, and its …
terrestrial activities. Ship traffic, the major cause of change in the open ocean, and its …
[HTML][HTML] ALES: A multi-mission adaptive subwaveform retracker for coastal and open ocean altimetry
Satellite altimetry has revolutionised our understanding of ocean dynamics thanks to
frequent sampling and global coverage. Nevertheless, coastal data have been flagged as …
frequent sampling and global coverage. Nevertheless, coastal data have been flagged as …
The Southern Ocean ecosystem under multiple climate change stresses‐an integrated circumpolar assessment
J Gutt, N Bertler, TJ Bracegirdle… - Global Change …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A quantitative assessment of observed and projected environmental changes in the
Southern Ocean (SO) with a potential impact on the marine ecosystem shows:(i) large …
Southern Ocean (SO) with a potential impact on the marine ecosystem shows:(i) large …
Increased dust deposition in the Pacific Southern Ocean during glacial periods
Dust deposition in the Southern Ocean constitutes a critical modulator of past global climate
variability, but how it has varied temporally and geographically is underdetermined. Here …
variability, but how it has varied temporally and geographically is underdetermined. Here …
Antarctic icebergs distributions 1992–2014
J Tournadre, N Bouhier… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Basal melting of floating ice shelves and iceberg calving constitute the two almost equal
paths of freshwater flux between the Antarctic ice cap and the Southern Ocean. The largest …
paths of freshwater flux between the Antarctic ice cap and the Southern Ocean. The largest …
Iceberg melting substantially modifies oceanic heat flux towards a major Greenlandic tidewater glacier
Fjord dynamics influence oceanic heat flux to the Greenland ice sheet. Submarine iceberg
melting releases large volumes of freshwater within Greenland's fjords, yet its impact on fjord …
melting releases large volumes of freshwater within Greenland's fjords, yet its impact on fjord …
A numerical model for free infragravity waves: Definition and validation at regional and global scales
The spectral wave model WAVEWATCH III is extended from the windsea and swell band to
lower frequencies, in order to represent free waves in the infragravity (IG) wave band. This …
lower frequencies, in order to represent free waves in the infragravity (IG) wave band. This …