Origin of Circumpolar Deep Water intruding onto the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Sea continental shelves
oleh: Yoshihiro Nakayama, Dimitris Menemenlis, Hong Zhang, Michael Schodlok, Eric Rignot
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2018-08-01 |
Deskripsi
Upwelling circumpolar deep water (CDW) is destabilising West Antarctic ice shelves, yet offshore pathways and drivers remain unclear. Here, using a regional circulation model, the authors show that pathways are controlled by large-scale atmospheric and ocean circulations.