Table 1 Freshwater flux into the ocean due to sea-ice formation and melt

From: Last Interglacial subsurface warming on the Antarctic shelf triggered by reduced deep-ocean convection

 

LIG

PI

Anom.

Melt (Gt yr−1)

7022

11043

-4021 (-36%)

Freeze (Gt yr−1)

-8341

-13809

5468 (-40%)

Net freeze (Gt yr−1)

-1319

-2766

1447 (-52%)

  1. Total annual freshwater flux between sea-ice and ocean south of 60 °S (positive values indicate freshwater addition to the ocean).
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