Export and circulation of ice cavity water in Pine Island Bay, West Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1754-1764

  Thurnherr, A M ^a   Jacobs, S S ^a   Dutrieux, P ^b   Giulivi, C F ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pine Island Bay

Indexed keywords

SHEAR FLOW; VELOCITY;

ANTARCTIC ICE SHEETS; AUSTRAL SUMMERS; BOUNDARY CURRENTS; OCEAN TEMPERATURE; OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA; PINE ISLAND BAY; VERTICAL VELOCITY; WEST ANTARCTICA;

ICE;

BOUNDARY CURRENT; BUOYANCY FORCING; ICE SHEET; ICE SHELF; MELTING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VULNERABILITY;

AMUNDSEN SEA; ANTARCTICA; PINE ISLAND BAY; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84900378154     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JC009307     Document Type: Article

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