Record low Antarctic sea ice coverage indicates a new sea ice state

A Purich, EW Doddridge - Communications Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract In February 2023, Antarctic sea ice set a record minimum; there have now been
three record-breaking low sea ice summers in seven years. Following the summer minimum …

[HTML][HTML] Observational evidence for a regime shift in summer Antarctic sea ice

W Hobbs, P Spence, A Meyer, S Schroeter… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
Observational Evidence for a Regime Shift in Summer Antarctic Sea Ice in: Journal of
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SIPN South: Six years of coordinated seasonal Antarctic sea ice predictions

F Massonnet, S Barreira, A Barthélemy… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Antarctic sea ice prediction has garnered increasing attention in recent years, particularly in
the context of the recent record lows of February 2022 and 2023. As Antarctica becomes a …

Generation of the internal pycnocline in the subpolar Southern Ocean by wintertime sea ice melting

A Klocker, AC Naveira Garabato… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ocean's internal pycnocline is a layer of elevated stratification that separates the well‐
ventilated upper ocean from the more slowly renewed deep ocean. Despite its pivotal role in …

Exploring the relationship between sea ice and phytoplankton growth in the Weddell Gyre using satellite and Argo float data

CC Douglas, N Briggs, P Brown, G MacGilchrist… - Ocean …, 2024 - os.copernicus.org
Some of the highest rates of primary production across the Southern Ocean occur in the
seasonal ice zone (SIZ), making this a prominent area of importance for both local …

Temperature and salinity sensing characteristics of embedded core optical fiber based on surface plasmon resonance

Y Chen, M Ma, F Tian, Z Zeng, Z **u, S Liu, X Yang… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
An embedded core fiber sensor based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) principle is
developed. In the structure of optical fiber, the middle of the optical fiber cladding is hollowed …

[HTML][HTML] Projected poleward migration of the Southern Ocean CO2 sink region under high emissions

P Mongwe, L Gregor, J Tjiputra, J Hauck, T Ito… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Southern Ocean is a major region of ocean carbon uptake, but its future
changes remain uncertain under climate change. Here we show the projected shift in the …

Potential predictability of the spring bloom in the Southern Ocean sea ice zone

B Buchovecky, GA MacGilchrist… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Every austral spring when Antarctic sea ice melts, favorable growing conditions lead to an
intense phytoplankton bloom, which supports much of the local marine ecosystem. Recent …

A twenty-first century structural change in Antarctica's sea ice system

MN Raphael, TJ Maierhofer, RL Fogt… - … Earth & Environment, 2025 - nature.com
From 1979 to 2016, total Antarctic sea ice extent experienced a positive trend with record
winter maxima in 2012 and 2014. Record summer minima followed within the period 2017 …

Thermodynamics drive post‐2016 changes in the Antarctic sea ice seasonal cycle

K Himmich, M Vancoppenolle… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Antarctic sea ice extent has been persistently low since late 2016, possibly owing to
changes in atmospheric and oceanic conditions. However, the relative contributions of the …