Articles | Volume 17, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1107-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1107-2023
Research article
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06 Mar 2023
Research article |  | 06 Mar 2023

The response of sea ice and high-salinity shelf water in the Ross Ice Shelf Polynya to cyclonic atmosphere circulations

Xiaoqiao Wang, Zhaoru Zhang, Michael S. Dinniman, Petteri Uotila, Xichen Li, and Meng Zhou

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on tc-2022-160', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Sep 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on tc-2022-160', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Sep 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (22 Nov 2022) by Bin Cheng
AR by Zhaoru Zhang on behalf of the Authors (01 Dec 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (03 Dec 2022) by Bin Cheng
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (13 Dec 2022)
RR by Ruibo Lei (18 Jan 2023)
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (19 Jan 2023) by Bin Cheng
AR by Zhaoru Zhang on behalf of the Authors (01 Feb 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (02 Feb 2023) by Bin Cheng
AR by Zhaoru Zhang on behalf of the Authors (03 Feb 2023)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
The bottom water of the global ocean originates from high-salinity water formed in polynyas in the Southern Ocean where sea ice coverage is low. This study reveals the impacts of cyclones on sea ice and water mass formation in the Ross Ice Shelf Polynya using numerical simulations. Sea ice production is rapidly increased caused by enhancement in offshore wind, promoting high-salinity water formation in the polynya. Cyclones also modulate the transport of this water mass by wind-driven currents.