Micro conductivity measurements beneath the Nansen Ice Shelf for high-resolution water mass mapping and interaction study
Collaborators
University of California Davis Environmental Dynamics Lab/Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)
6/2020 – ongoing
My role:
My Antarctic Science International Bursary has made it possible to upgrade our G2 Slocum Glider with a MicroRider with a micro conductivity probe. This will allow us to make fine-scale conductivity measurements around and under the ice shelves during the 2021/2022 Antarctic field season. These measurements will allow for very high-resolution mapping of water masses beneath ice shelves, which will be coupled with turbulence measurements to inform meltwater models. These data will provide insights into lack of correlation between rate of turbulent kinetic energy dissipation and rate of decrease of thermal variance.