The Antarctic Slope Current in a changing climate

AF Thompson, AL Stewart, P Spence… - Reviews of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Antarctic Slope Current (ASC) is a coherent circulation feature that rings the
Antarctic continental shelf and regulates the flow of water toward the Antarctic coastline. The …

The Weddell Gyre, Southern Ocean: present knowledge and future challenges

M Vernet, W Geibert, M Hoppema… - Reviews of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Weddell Gyre (WG) is one of the main oceanographic features of the Southern
Ocean south of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current which plays an influential role in global …

Polar regions

MP Meredith, M Sommerkorn… - The ocean and …, 2019 - research.monash.edu
This chapter assesses the state of physical, biological and social knowledge concerning the
Arctic and Antarctic ocean and cryosphere, how they are affected by climate change, and …

Polar regions. chapter 3, ipcc special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate

M Meredith, M Sommerkorn, S Cassotta, C Derksen… - 2019 - repository.library.noaa.gov
This chapter assesses the state of physical, biological and social knowledge concerning the
Arctic and Antarctic ocean and cryosphere, how they are affected by climate change, and …

Shelf–ocean exchange and hydrography west of the Antarctic Peninsula: a review

C Moffat, M Meredith - Philosophical Transactions of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is a highly productive marine ecosystem where
extended periods of change have been observed in the form of glacier retreat, reduction of …

Antarctic offshore polynyas linked to Southern Hemisphere climate anomalies

EC Campbell, EA Wilson, GWK Moore, SC Riser… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Offshore Antarctic polynyas—large openings in the winter sea ice cover—are thought to be
maintained by a rapid ventilation of deep-ocean heat through convective mixing. These rare …

Stabilization of dense Antarctic water supply to the Atlantic Ocean overturning circulation

EP Abrahamsen, AJS Meijers, KL Polzin… - Nature Climate …, 2019 - nature.com
The lower limb of the Atlantic overturning circulation is resupplied by the sinking of dense
Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) that forms via intense air–sea–ice interactions next to …

The role of bottom friction in mediating the response of the Weddell Gyre circulation to changes in surface stress and buoyancy fluxes

J Neme, MH England, AMC Hogg… - Journal of Physical …, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The Weddell Gyre is one of the dominant features of the Southern Ocean circulation
and its dynamics have been linked to processes of climatic relevance. Variability in the …

Are the near-Antarctic easterly winds weakening in response to enhancement of the Southern Annular Mode?

JE Hazel, AL Stewart - Journal of Climate, 2019 - journals.ametsoc.org
Previous studies have highlighted the sensitivity of the Southern Ocean circulation to the
strengthening, poleward-shifting westerlies, associated with the increasingly positive …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and behavioural drivers of Antarctic krill distribution at the South Orkney Islands: A regional perspective

EF Young, SE Thorpe, AHH Renner… - Journal of Marine Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is a key species in the marine ecosystem of the Southern
Ocean, but is also the target of a commercial fishery, with an important fishing ground in the …