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 …

We revisit the challenges and prospects for ocean circulation models following Griffies et al..
Over the past decade, ocean circulation models evolved through improved understanding …

Iceberg calving accounts for half of the mass discharge from the Greenland and Antarctic ice
sheets, which has increased dramatically over the last two decades. Through their …

Our understanding of the deglacial evolution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) following the
Last Glacial Maximum (26,000–19,000 years ago) is based largely on a few well-dated but …

The main characteristics of the new version 1.2 of the three-dimensional Earth system model
of intermediate complexity LOVECLIM are briefly described. LOVECLIM 1.2 includes …

We compare and contrast the ecological impacts of atmospheric and oceanic circulation
patterns on polar and sub-polar marine ecosystems. Circulation patterns differ strikingly …

The dominant feature of large-scale mass transfer in the modern ocean is the Atlantic
meridional overturning circulation (AMOC). The geometry and vigour of this circulation …

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 …

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 …

Heinrich layers of the glacial North Atlantic record abrupt widespread iceberg rafting of
detrital carbonate and other lithic material at the extreme‐cold culminations of Bond climate …