Amundsen Sea - Wikipedia
WEBThe Amundsen Sea is an arm of the Southern Ocean off Marie Byrd Land in western Antarctica. It lies between Cape Flying Fish (the northwestern tip of Thurston Island) to the east and Cape Dart on Siple Island to the west. Cape Flying Fish marks the boundary between the Amundsen Sea and the Bellingshausen Sea. West of …
How We Came to Know and Fear the Doomsday Glacier
WEBJan 10, 2023 · Every rivet of the 95-meter-long ship shuddered with the impact. It was 1985, and the researchers aboard were sailing through one of the world’s most remote places: the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica.
Unavoidable future increase in West Antarctic ice-shelf melting …
WEBOct 23, 2023 · Ocean-driven melting of floating ice-shelves in the Amundsen Sea is currently the main process controlling Antarctica’s contribution to sea-level rise. Using a regional ocean model, we present...
Amundsen Sea circulation controls bottom upwelling and
WEBApr 11, 2024 · Our findings provide important insights into the driving mechanisms of basal melting of the two ice shelves in the eastern Amundsen Sea and have implications for predicting future sea-level...
The Amundsen Sea Low: Variability, Change, and Impact on
WEBJan 1, 2016 · The Amundsen Sea low (ASL) has deepened in recent decades, influencing the West Antarctic climate. The predictability of polar climate on interannual to multidecadal time scales has been identified as one of the Cryosphere Grand Challenges (CGCs) by the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP).
The Amundsen Sea and the Antarctic Ice Sheet | Oceanography
WEBCoincident satellite data showed the ice shelves were thinning, in turn leading to accelerated glacier flow and loss of grounded ice to the sea. Repeated measurements and modeling suggest ocean changes that could impact the stability of the marine-based West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Amundsen Sea - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe Amundsen Sea is an arm of the Southern Ocean off Marie Byrd Land in western Antarctica. It is bounded by Cape Flying Fish, the northwestern tip of Thurston Island to the east and Cape Dart on Siple Island to the west. East of Cape Flying Fish starts the Bellingshausen Sea.
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The Role of the Amundsen Sea …
WEBThe Amundsen Sea is a key region of Antarctica where ocean, atmosphere, sea ice, and ice sheet interact. For much of Antarctica, the relatively warm water of the open Southern Ocean (a few degrees above freezing) does not reach the Antarctic continental shelf in large volumes under current climate conditions.
The 'Unstable' West Antarctic Ice Sheet: A Primer - NASA Jet …
WEBMay 12, 2014 · The Amundsen Sea region is only a fraction of the whole West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which if melted completely would raise global sea level by about 16 feet (5 meters). What are NASA and other science agencies doing to better understand this vulnerable region and its potential impact on global sea level?
Classifying Oceanographic Structures in the Amundsen Sea, …
WEBFeb 6, 2021 · The remote and often ice-covered Amundsen Sea Embayment in Antarctica is important for transporting relatively warm modified Circumpolar Deep Water (mCDW) to the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet, potentially accelerating its thinning and contribution to …