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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1205-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1205-2025
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02 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 02 Jul 2025

Simulated density reorganization on the Weddell Sea continental shelf sensitive to atmospheric forcing

Vanessa Teske, Ralph Timmermann, Cara Nissen, Rolf Zentek, Tido Semmler, and Günther Heinemann

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We investigate the structural changes the Antarctic Slope Front in the southern Weddell Sea experiences in a warming climate by conducting two ocean simulations driven by atmospheric data of different horizontal resolutions. Cross-slope currents associated with a regime shift from a cold to a warm Filchner Trough on the continental shelf temporarily disturb the structure of the slope front and reduce its depth, but the primary reason for a regime shift is the cross-slope density gradient.
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