Comparison of variations in sea-ice formation in the Weddell Sea with seasonal bottom-water outflow data

Author

Drinkwater, Mark R. ; Long, David ; Early, David

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

34881

fDate

10-14 Jul1995

Firstpage

402

Abstract

Seasonal and interannual variability of Antarctic sea-ice formation is observed using ERS-1 satellite microwave radar in the Weddell Sea. Time-series from six Antarctic regions with recurring ice-shelf polynya systems indicate relationships between the timing of seasonal peaks in measured bottom water outflow and ice formation rates. Results provide evidence about the critical periods of high surface heat fluxes and clues to primary brine production locations

Keywords

oceanographic regions; sea ice; Antarctic Ocean; Southern Ocean; Weddell Sea; air sea interaction; brine production location; formation rate; high surface heat flux; ice-shelf polynya; interannual variability; salinity; sea ice formation process; season; seasonal bottom-water outflow; seasonal peak; seasonal variation; timing; Antarctica; Internet; Ocean temperature; Production; Propulsion; Satellites; Sea ice; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International

Conference_Location

Firenze

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2567-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1995.520292

Filename

520292