Multiplatform, multidisciplinary investigations of the impacts of modified circumpolar deep water in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

Smith, Walker O., Goetz, Kimberly T., Kaufman, Daniel E., Queste, Bastien Y., Asper, Vernon, Costa, Daniel P., Dinniman, Michael S., Friedrichs, Marjorie A M, Hofmann, Eileen E., Heywood, Karen J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9859-0026, Klinck, John M., Kohut, Josh T. and Lee, Craig M. (2014) Multiplatform, multidisciplinary investigations of the impacts of modified circumpolar deep water in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Oceanography, 27 (2). pp. 180-185. ISSN 1042-8275

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Abstract

In 2010-2011, three projects combined to characterize the temporal and spatial distributions of Modified Circumpolar Deep Water (MCDW) in the Ross Sea using icebreaker-based sampling, gliders, instrumented seals, and hindcasts from a numerical circulation model. The fieldwork clearly identified MCDW throughout the Ross Sea, and the data were used to determine its influence on potential heat and nutrient inputs and biotic distributions. Furthermore, the numerical simulations confirm its apparent trajectory and location. Substantial small-scale variability in oceanographic and biological distributions suggests that such variability may play an important role in biogeochemical cycles. Data from the three projects provide a view of hydrographic variability in the Ross Sea that is impossible to obtain using traditional sampling. Multiplatform investigations are promising approaches to future polar experiments where logistical considerations are of paramount importance. © 2014 by The Oceanography Society. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 14 - life below water ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climate, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Meteorology, Oceanography and Climate Dynamics (former - to 2017)
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Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	07 Sep 2015 12:14
Last Modified:	20 Mar 2023 11:32
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/54239
DOI:	10.5670/oceanog.2014.36

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