Sudden, local temperature increase above the continental slope in the southern Weddell Sea, Antarctica by E. Darelius, V. Dundas, M. Janout, S. Tippenhauer

“…Similar trends, on the order of 0.05 <span class="inline-formula">^∘</span>C and 3 m per decade, have been observed in the Warm Deep Water (WDW), the slightly cooled CDW derivative found at depth in the Weddell Sea. Here, we report on a sudden, local increase in the temperature maximum of the WDW above the continental slope north of the Filchner Trough (74<span class="inline-formula">^∘</span> S, 25–40<span class="inline-formula">^∘</span> W), a region identified as a hotspot for both Antarctic Bottom Water formation (AABW) and potential changes in the flow of WDW towards the large Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf.…”
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Reviews and syntheses: A framework to observe, understand and project ecosystem response to environmental change in the East Antarctic Southern Ocean by J. Gutt, S. Arndt, D. K. A. Barnes, H. Bornemann, T. Brey, T. Brey, O. Eisen, O. Eisen, H. Flores, H. Griffiths, C. Haas, S. Hain, T. Hattermann, C. Held, M. Hoppema, E. Isla, M. Janout, C. Le Bohec, C. Le Bohec, H. Link, F. C. Mark, S. Moreau, S. Trimborn, I. van Opzeeland, I. van Opzeeland, H.-O. Pörtner, F. Schaafsma, K. Teschke, K. Teschke, S. Tippenhauer, A. Van de Putte, A. Van de Putte, M. Wege, D. Zitterbart, D. Zitterbart, D. Piepenburg, D. Piepenburg, D. Piepenburg

“…We argue that the eastern Weddell Sea and the adjacent sea to the east, off Dronning Maud Land, is a particularly well suited area for such a study, since it is based on findings from previous expeditions to this region. …”
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