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Observational evidence for on-shelf heat transport driven by dense water export in the Weddell Sea

Authors :
Elin Darelius
Kjersti Daae
Vår Dundas
Ilker Fer
Hartmut H. Hellmer
Markus Janout
Keith W. Nicholls
Jean-Baptiste Sallée
Svein Østerhus
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2023.

Abstract

Recent modeling challenges our view on where the on-shelf heat flux in Antarctica occurs, suggesting it to be large where dense waters descend the continental slope. The authors provide observational evidence from the Weddell Sea supporting this claim.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
14
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.4610fb0285594698afee32c5f309fb84
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36580-3