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On the crucial role of atmospheric rivers in the two major Weddell Polynya events in 1973 and 2017 in Antarctica

This study reports the occurrence of intense atmospheric rivers (ARs) during the two large Weddell Polynya events in November 1973 and September 2017 and investigates their role in the opening events via their enhancement of sea ice melt. Few days before the polynya openings, persistent ARs maintain...

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Autores principales: Francis, Diana, Mattingly, Kyle S., Temimi, Marouane, Massom, Rob, Heil, Petra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7673740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33177087
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abc2695