Freshwater flux from ice sheet melting and iceberg calving in the Southern Ocean
Published in Geoscience Data Journal, 2016
Abstract:
This dataset is a multiyear mean Southern Ocean freshwater flux field that uses recently compiled measurements of ice sheet melting, iceberg calving, iceberg tracking, and river runoff. It has a horizontal resolution of 1/6° and uses BEDMAP2 for identifying and placing individual ice sheets. The aim of this work is to improve the representation of Antarctic freshwater input in Southern Ocean models.
Recommended citation: Hammond, M.D. and Jones, D.C. (2016). "Freshwater flux from ice sheet melting and iceberg calving in the Southern Ocean," Geoscience Data Journal, 3, 60-62. https://doi.org/10.1002/gdj3.43
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