Understanding the role of Antarctic sea ice in dense water formation and heat and carbon sequestration: from satellite altimetry to 'big data' analysi

The ocean is the largest carbon reservoir in the Earth system and it stores over 90% of the excess heat produced by anthropogenic activities. The rate at which both heat and carbon are absorbed by the ocean varies strongly, both in space and time, and the Southern Ocean is a key region for the uptake of both. However, we have limited skills in…