polynya
- n a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas)
- This heat melts the ice, forming an opening called a polynya.
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- Study: Global warming felt to deepest reaches of ocean
In the mid-1970s, the first available satellite images of Antarctica during the polar winter revealed a huge ice-free region within the ice pack of the Weddell Sea. This ice-free region, or polynya, stayed open for three full winters before it closed. read more
March 4, 2014 - TG Daily - Global warming felt to deepest reaches of ocean
A new study shows that the 1970s polynya within the Antarctic sea ice pack of the Weddell Sea may have been the last gasp of what was previously a more common feature of the Southern Ocean, and which is now suppressed due to the effects of climate change on ocean salinity.
March 3, 2014 - Science Daily - Climate Change Has Put A Freshwater Lid On The Antarctic Ocean, Trapping Warm Water Deep Below
McGill University In the mid-1970s, the first available satellite images of Antarctica during the polar winter revealed a huge ice-free region within the ice pack of the Weddell Sea. This ice-free region, or polynya , stayed open for three full winters before it closed. Subsequent research showed that the opening was maintained as relatively warm waters churned upward from kilometers below the ...
March 3, 2014 - redOrbit