Observed interannual changes beneath Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf linked to large-scale atmospheric circulation

Tore Hattermann; Keith W. Nicholls; Hartmut H. Hellmer; Peter E. D. Davis; Markus A. Janout; Svein Østerhus; Elisabeth Schlosser; Gerd Rohardt; Torsten Kanzow

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23131-x

Nature Communications (May 2021)

Observed interannual changes beneath Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf linked to large-scale atmospheric circulation

Tore Hattermann,
Keith W. Nicholls,
Hartmut H. Hellmer,
Peter E. D. Davis,
Markus A. Janout,
Svein Østerhus,
Elisabeth Schlosser,
Gerd Rohardt,
Torsten Kanzow

Affiliations

Tore Hattermann: Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Keith W. Nicholls: British Antarctic Survey BAS
Hartmut H. Hellmer: Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Peter E. D. Davis: British Antarctic Survey BAS
Markus A. Janout: Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Svein Østerhus: NORCE Norwegian Research Centre and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Elisabeth Schlosser: Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of Innsbruck
Gerd Rohardt: Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Torsten Kanzow: Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23131-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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New data from five hot-water drilled boreholes show how atmospheric anomalies affect the circulation beneath Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf on multi-year time scales. The apparent link of the dense water formation to remote teleconnections is an important step for better predicting contributions to future sea level rise from this sector of Antarctica.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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