Observations of Thermohaline Convection adjacent to Brunt Ice Shelf

Fer, Ilker; Makinson, Keith ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5791-1767; Nicholls, Keith W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2188-4509. 2012 Observations of Thermohaline Convection adjacent to Brunt Ice Shelf. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 42 (3). 502-508. https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-11-0211.1

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Abstract/Summary

Observations were made of ocean microstructure and horizontal currents adjacent to Brunt Ice Shelf in the southeastern Weddell Sea. Periods of in situ supercooled water extending as deep as 65 m were associated with ice nucleation and frazil formation at depth. Ascending ice crystals due to convection lead to increased dissipation rates. The main outflow of potentially supercooled water from deep beneath ice shelf is suggested to be in the deep channel northeast of the measurement site. Because this water is advected southward along the front, it becomes in situ supercooled, leading to suspended ice formation, thermohaline convection, and enhanced dissipation.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-11-0211.1
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Polar Oceans
ISSN:	0022-3670
Additional Keywords:	Sea-ice, Turbulence, Dissipation, Model, Layer
Date made live:	01 May 2012 09:34 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/17919

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