The Antarctic Slope Current in a changing climate
Abstract The Antarctic Slope Current (ASC) is a coherent circulation feature that rings the
Antarctic continental shelf and regulates the flow of water toward the Antarctic coastline. The …
Antarctic continental shelf and regulates the flow of water toward the Antarctic coastline. The …
How much, how fast?: A science review and outlook for research on the instability of Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier in the 21st century
Constraining how much and how fast the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) will change in the
coming decades has recently been identified as the highest priority in Antarctic research …
coming decades has recently been identified as the highest priority in Antarctic research …
Warm Circumpolar Deep Water transport toward Antarctica driven by local dense water export in canyons
Poleward transport of warm Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW) has been linked to melting of
Antarctic ice shelves. However, even the steady-state spatial distribution and mechanisms of …
Antarctic ice shelves. However, even the steady-state spatial distribution and mechanisms of …
Origin of Circumpolar Deep Water intruding onto the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Sea continental shelves
Abstract Melting of West Antarctic ice shelves is enhanced by Circumpolar Deep Water
(CDW) intruding onto the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Seas (ABS) continental shelves …
(CDW) intruding onto the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Seas (ABS) continental shelves …
Oxygen depletion recorded in upper waters of the glacial Southern Ocean
Oxygen depletion in the upper ocean is commonly associated with poor ventilation and
storage of respired carbon, potentially linked to atmospheric CO2 levels. Iodine to calcium …
storage of respired carbon, potentially linked to atmospheric CO2 levels. Iodine to calcium …
Localized rapid warming of West Antarctic subsurface waters by remote winds
The highest rates of Antarctic glacial ice mass loss are occurring to the west of the Antarctica
Peninsula in regions where warming of subsurface continental shelf waters is also largest …
Peninsula in regions where warming of subsurface continental shelf waters is also largest …
Mechanisms driving variability in the ocean forcing of Pine Island Glacier
Abstract Pine Island Glacier (PIG) terminates in a rapidly melting ice shelf, and ocean
circulation and temperature are implicated in the retreat and growing contribution to sea …
circulation and temperature are implicated in the retreat and growing contribution to sea …
Interannual variation of modified circumpolar deep water in the Dotson‐Getz Trough, West Antarctica
Widespread ice shelf thinning has been recorded in the Amundsen Sea in recent decades,
driven by basal melting and intrusions of relatively warm Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW) …
driven by basal melting and intrusions of relatively warm Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW) …
Secondary flow in contour currents controls the formation of moat-drift contourite systems
H Wilckens, JT Eggenhuisen, PH Adema… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Ocean currents control seafloor morphology and the transport of sediments, organic carbon,
nutrients, and pollutants in deep-water environments. A better connection between …
nutrients, and pollutants in deep-water environments. A better connection between …
Amundsen Sea circulation controls bottom upwelling and Antarctic Pine Island and Thwaites ice shelf melting
T Park, Y Nakayama, SH Nam - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Pine Island and Thwaites Ice Shelves (PIIS/TIS) in the Amundsen Sea are
melting rapidly and impacting global sea levels. The thermocline depth (TD) variability, the …
melting rapidly and impacting global sea levels. The thermocline depth (TD) variability, the …