How iceberg calving and grounding change the circulation and hydrography in the Filchner Ice Shelf-Ocean System

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C5, 2001, Pages 9039-9055

  Grosfeld, K ^a,b   Schroder M ^a   Fahrbach, E ^a   Gerdes, R ^a   Mackensen, A ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; GROUNDING; HYDROGRAPHY; ICE SHELF; ICEBERG CALVING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; WATER MASS;

(SOUTH); ANTARCTICA; FILCHNER-RONNE ICE SHELF; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 0034934104     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000601     Document Type: Article

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