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Meteoric water and glacial melt in the southeastern Amundsen Sea: a time series from 1994 to 2020
Andrew N. Hennig
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Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
David A. Mucciarone
Oceans Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Stanley S. Jacobs
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, USA
Richard A. Mortlock
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
Robert B. Dunbar
Oceans Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Short summary
A total of 937 seawater paired oxygen isotope (δ18O)–salinity samples collected during seven cruises on the SE Amundsen Sea between 1994 and 2020 reveal a deep freshwater source with δ18O − 29.4±1.0‰, consistent with the signature of local ice shelf melt. Local mean meteoric water content – comprised primarily of glacial meltwater – increased between 1994 and 2020 but exhibited greater interannual variability than increasing trend.
A total of 937 seawater paired oxygen isotope (δ18O)–salinity samples collected during seven...
