On the crucial role of atmospheric rivers in the two major Weddell Polynya events in 1973 and 2017 in Antarctica
Diana Francis, Kyle S. Mattingly, Marouane Temimi, Robert A. Massom, Petra Heil
Abstract
) in downward longwave radiation and advection of warm air masses, resulting in sea ice melt and inhibited nighttime refreezing.
Topics & Concepts
OceanographyWeddell Sea Bottom WaterClimatologyEnvironmental scienceSea iceGeologyArctic ice packAntarctic sea iceCryospheric studies and observationsArctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsClimate variability and models