Antarctica’s fast ice in McMurdo Sound shows no clear long-term trend in thickness, but storms, air temperature, and wind speeds drive yearly variations. Scientists say continued monitoring is crucial. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, DOI: doi.org…
Decades of data from McMurdo Sound indicate that Antarctic fast ice thickness has remained stable over 37 years, with variations influenced by air temperature, wind direction, and storm frequency. doi.org/g8wqxk
RP @jgroceans.bsky.social: Sea ice is a key moderator of ocean-atmosphere exchange, but what controls its thickness? Richter et al., present fast-ice data for McMurdo Sound from 1986–2022 and infer the key drivers of ice dynamics. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wi…
RP @jgroceans.bsky.social: Sea ice is a key moderator of ocean-atmosphere exchange, but what controls its thickness? Richter et al., present fast-ice data for McMurdo Sound from 1986–2022 and infer the key drivers of ice dynamics. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wi…