Oceanographic data compiling of - salinity, current, pressure,
ice-water interface data was gathered from under the Ross Ice
shelf to gain a better understanding of the interactions of sub
ice shelf water and the Ross Sea, with the intention of
developing a model of the ocean – sea ice – ice shelf
interaction. Additional research has been undertaken to
recognise the exchanges of energy and ... matter across the
ocean-sea ice- atmosphere boundary during the growth and decay
of sea ice. Hence to quantify the fluxes of gases such as CO2,
DMS, CH¬¬2 and N2O to the atmosphere and on carbon export to the
deep ocean. The deployment of a probe to collect real time sea
ice growth data and to compare this with the isotope record in
associated sea ice cores to further refine the isotope ratio
method for the determination of sea ice growth characteristics.
A further deployment of an instrument to determine the frazzle
ice density in the water column further adds to an understanding
of the role of this type of ice on sea