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Observations of submesoscale eddy-driven heat transport at an ice shelf calving front

Authors :
Drew M. Friedrichs
Jasmin B. T. McInerney
Holly J. Oldroyd
Won Sang Lee
Sukyoung Yun
Seung-Tae Yoon
Craig L. Stevens
Christopher J. Zappa
Christine F. Dow
Derek Mueller
Oscar SepĂșlveda Steiner
Alexander L. Forrest
Source :
Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

At the calving front of Nansen Ice Shelf, Antarctica a 10-km wide eddy dominated the local circulation in austral summer 2018/19 and led to substantial vertical heat transport, according to rare observations with an autonomous glider and microstructure turbulence measurements.

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.fd09c4fcbcb048bdbf1e029c6a6b20a6
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00460-3