Ice shelf water overflow and bottom water formation in the southern

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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 109, C02015, doi:10.1029/2003JC002008, 2004

Ice shelf water overflow and bottom water formation in the southern Weddell Sea A. Foldvik,1 T. Gammelsrød,1 S. Østerhus,1 E. Fahrbach,2 G. Rohardt,2 M. Schro¨der,2 K. W. Nicholls,3 L. Padman,4 and R. A. Woodgate5 Received 17 June 2003; revised 5 October 2003; accepted 10 December 2003; published 17 February 2004.

[1] Cold shelf waters flowing out of the Filchner Depression in the southern Weddell Sea

make a significant contribution to the production of Weddell Sea Bottom Water (WSBW), a precursor to Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW). We use all available current meter records from the region to calculate the flux of cold water (

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