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The circum-Antarctic ice-shelves respond to a more positive Southern Annular Mode with regionally varied melting

Authors :
Deborah Verfaillie
Charles Pelletier
Hugues Goosse
Nicolas C. Jourdain
Christopher Y. S. Bull
Quentin Dalaiden
Vincent Favier
Thierry Fichefet
Jonathan D. Wille
Source :
Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

Positive phases of the Southern Annular Mode lead to enhanced basal melt overall in the Antarctic ice shelves, with strong losses in the Bellingshausen and Western Pacific sectors and gains in the Amundsen Sea, according to ice-ocean model experiments.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26624435
Volume :
3
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Earth & Environment
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.8af44ec1adac44ab8fd372a72014efbc
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00458-x