Decadal Observation and Studies in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica: Insights from Radiocarbon Values

Minkyoung Kim

doi:10.4217/OPR.2022007

Decadal Observation and Studies in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica: Insights from Radiocarbon Values

Minkyoung Kim

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The Amundsen Sea in West Antarctica is one of the most affected regions by climate change, but it is one of the least studied realms due to difficulties in access. Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) launched a research project in the Amundsen Sea in 2010 using the icebreaker research vessel (IBRV) Araon and has been conducting various research initiatives. In this paper, previous researches derived from the Amundsen Sea Embayment by Korean researchers are introduced. Through previous studies, researchers have been able to interpret the environmental and biogeochemical changes according to the inflow Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW) and provide information for climate models. In particular, researches using radiocarbon isotopes (¹⁴C) were introduced to understand the physical and biogeochemical mechanisms of the carbon cycle in the Amundsen Sea. Opportunely, with the construction of a second icebreaker research vessel, the direction for systematic and long-term polar data acquisition can be presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	83-97
Number of pages	15
Journal	Ocean and Polar Research
Volume	44
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4217/OPR.2022007
State	Published - 2022

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amundsen sea
antarctic research
biogeochemistry
climate change
radiocarbon

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Decadal Observation and Studies in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica: Insights from Radiocarbon Values

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