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Footprint of sustained poleward warm water flow within East Antarctic submarine canyons. / Donda, Federica; Rebesco, Michele ; Kovacevic, Vedrana ; Silvano, Alessandro; Bensi, Manuel ; De Santis, Laura ; Rosenthal, Yair ; Torricella, Fiorenza; Gei, Davide ; Baradello, Luca; Leventer, Amy; Post, Alix ; Leitchenkov, German; Noble, Taryn; Zgur, Fabrizio ; Cova, Andrea ; O’Brien, Philip ; Romeo, Roberto .

In: Nature Communications, Vol. 15, No. 1, 6028, 01.12.2024.

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Harvard

Donda, F, Rebesco, M, Kovacevic, V, Silvano, A, Bensi, M, De Santis, L, Rosenthal, Y, Torricella, F, Gei, D, Baradello, L, Leventer, A, Post, A, Leitchenkov, G, Noble, T, Zgur, F, Cova, A, O’Brien, P & Romeo, R 2024, 'Footprint of sustained poleward warm water flow within East Antarctic submarine canyons', Nature Communications, vol. 15, no. 1, 6028. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50160-z

APA

Donda, F., Rebesco, M., Kovacevic, V., Silvano, A., Bensi, M., De Santis, L., Rosenthal, Y., Torricella, F., Gei, D., Baradello, L., Leventer, A., Post, A., Leitchenkov, G., Noble, T., Zgur, F., Cova, A., O’Brien, P., & Romeo, R. (2024). Footprint of sustained poleward warm water flow within East Antarctic submarine canyons. Nature Communications, 15(1), [6028]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50160-z

Vancouver

Donda F, Rebesco M, Kovacevic V, Silvano A, Bensi M, De Santis L et al. Footprint of sustained poleward warm water flow within East Antarctic submarine canyons. Nature Communications. 2024 Dec 1;15(1). 6028. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50160-z

Author

Donda, Federica ; Rebesco, Michele ; Kovacevic, Vedrana ; Silvano, Alessandro ; Bensi, Manuel ; De Santis, Laura ; Rosenthal, Yair ; Torricella, Fiorenza ; Gei, Davide ; Baradello, Luca ; Leventer, Amy ; Post, Alix ; Leitchenkov, German ; Noble, Taryn ; Zgur, Fabrizio ; Cova, Andrea ; O’Brien, Philip ; Romeo, Roberto . / Footprint of sustained poleward warm water flow within East Antarctic submarine canyons. In: Nature Communications. 2024 ; Vol. 15, No. 1.

BibTeX

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title = "Footprint of sustained poleward warm water flow within East Antarctic submarine canyons",
abstract = "The intrusion of relatively warm water onto the continental shelf is widely recognized as a threat to Antarctic ice shelves and glaciers grounded below sea level, as enhanced ocean heat increases their basal melt. While the circulation of warm water has been documented on the East Antarctic continental shelf, the modes of warm water transport from the deep ocean onto the shelf are still uncertain. This makes predicting the future responses of major East Antarctic marine-grounded glaciers, such as Totten and Ninnis glaciers, particularly challenging. Here, we outline the key role of submarine canyons to convey southward flowing currents that transport warm Circumpolar Deep Water toward the East Antarctic shelf break, thus facilitating warm water intrusion on the continental shelf. Sediment drifts on the eastern flank of the canyons provide evidence for sustained southward-directed flows. These morpho-sedimentary features thus highlight areas potentially prone to enhanced ocean heat transport toward the continental shelf, with repercussions for past, present, and future glacial melting and consequent sea level rise.",
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AU - Silvano, Alessandro

AU - Bensi, Manuel

AU - De Santis, Laura

AU - Rosenthal, Yair

AU - Torricella, Fiorenza

AU - Gei, Davide

AU - Baradello, Luca

AU - Leventer, Amy

AU - Post, Alix

AU - Leitchenkov, German

AU - Noble, Taryn

AU - Zgur, Fabrizio

AU - Cova, Andrea

AU - O’Brien, Philip

AU - Romeo, Roberto

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N2 - The intrusion of relatively warm water onto the continental shelf is widely recognized as a threat to Antarctic ice shelves and glaciers grounded below sea level, as enhanced ocean heat increases their basal melt. While the circulation of warm water has been documented on the East Antarctic continental shelf, the modes of warm water transport from the deep ocean onto the shelf are still uncertain. This makes predicting the future responses of major East Antarctic marine-grounded glaciers, such as Totten and Ninnis glaciers, particularly challenging. Here, we outline the key role of submarine canyons to convey southward flowing currents that transport warm Circumpolar Deep Water toward the East Antarctic shelf break, thus facilitating warm water intrusion on the continental shelf. Sediment drifts on the eastern flank of the canyons provide evidence for sustained southward-directed flows. These morpho-sedimentary features thus highlight areas potentially prone to enhanced ocean heat transport toward the continental shelf, with repercussions for past, present, and future glacial melting and consequent sea level rise.

AB - The intrusion of relatively warm water onto the continental shelf is widely recognized as a threat to Antarctic ice shelves and glaciers grounded below sea level, as enhanced ocean heat increases their basal melt. While the circulation of warm water has been documented on the East Antarctic continental shelf, the modes of warm water transport from the deep ocean onto the shelf are still uncertain. This makes predicting the future responses of major East Antarctic marine-grounded glaciers, such as Totten and Ninnis glaciers, particularly challenging. Here, we outline the key role of submarine canyons to convey southward flowing currents that transport warm Circumpolar Deep Water toward the East Antarctic shelf break, thus facilitating warm water intrusion on the continental shelf. Sediment drifts on the eastern flank of the canyons provide evidence for sustained southward-directed flows. These morpho-sedimentary features thus highlight areas potentially prone to enhanced ocean heat transport toward the continental shelf, with repercussions for past, present, and future glacial melting and consequent sea level rise.

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