Observations of Modified Warm Deep Water Beneath Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica, From an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

• Published in: Journal of geophysical research. Oceans Vol. 127; no. 11
• Main Authors: Davis, Peter E. D., Jenkins, Adrian, Nicholls, Keith W., Dutrieux, Pierre, Schröder, Michael, Janout, Markus A., Hellmer, Hartmut H., Templeton, Rob, McPhail, Stephen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.11.2022
• Subjects: Antarctica; Autosub Long Range; ice shelves

Filchner‐Ronne Ice Shelf (FRIS) is the world's largest ice shelf by volume. It helps regulate Antarctica's contribution to global sea level rise, and water mass transformations within the sub‐ice‐shelf cavity produce globally important dense water masses. Rates of ice shelf basal melting a...