Observations of turbulence beneath sea ice in southern McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
The first turbulence profiler observations beneath land fast sea ice which is directly adjacent to an Antarctic ice shelf are described. The stratification in the 325 m deep water column consisted of a layer of supercooled water in the upper 40 m lying above a quasi-linearly stratified water column...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2009-10-01
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| Series: | Ocean Science |
| Online Access: | http://www.ocean-sci.net/5/435/2009/os-5-435-2009.pdf |