Underwater tsunamis created by glacier calving cause vigorous ocean mixing
Published Date: 11/24/2022
Source: phys.org
Scientists on a research vessel in Antarctica watched the front of a glacier disintegrate and their measurements "went off the scale." As well as witnessing disruptions on the ocean surface, they recorded "internal" underwater tsunamis as tall as a house, a phenomenon that has been previously missed in the understanding of ocean mixing and in computer models.