Great Weddell Sea Polynyas: Mechanisms for their Genesis and Cessation in a High-Resolution Earth System Model

Prajvala Kishore Kurtakoti1, Carmela Veneziani2, Achim Stoessel3 and Wilbert Weijer2, (1)Texas A&M University College Station, College Station, TX, United States, (2)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States, (3)Texas A&M University, Department of Oceanography, College Station, TX, United States