High Salinity Shelf Water production rates in Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea from high-resolution salinity observations

Abstract High Salinity Shelf Water (HSSW) formed in the Ross Sea of Antarctica is a precursor to Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW), a water mass that constitutes the bottom limb of the global overturning circulation. HSSW production rates are poorly constrained, as in-situ observations are scarce. Here,...

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Main Authors: Una Kim Miller, Christopher J. Zappa, Arnold L. Gordon, Seung-Tae Yoon, Craig Stevens, Won Sang Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43880-1