All Eyes On Deck

Fig. 1 Canadian Ice Flows Away (Milne Ice Shelf)

In terms of grounding lines (where ice on land leaves the land and begins to float on the ocean), the ice melting above the waterline gets the most press (Fig. 1).

In that realm, the realm of physical eyesight, "if it bleeds it leads".

But, the amount of ice melting above the waterline is dwarfed by amount of ice melting below the waterline (but cameras are practically forbidden there).

Especially ice melting down in the Mesopelagic depth level, way below the waterline, down in "ho-hum land".

So, today I am providing some graphs of what is happening down under us in three pelagic depths as all eyes are on deck.

Here is the menu of links to what is happening in "the land down under":

Antarctica Ice Melt History	Appendix Location
All Antarctica	Appendix A
Sectors - 3 depths	Appendix B
Sectors - combined	Appendix C

The melt above "that meets the eye" is very important ... it just is not as important as what is happening down under you us.

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Appendix A (all Antarctica combined)

This is an appendix to: All Eyes On Deck

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Depths

Epipelagic 0-200m

Mesopelagic 201-1000m

Bathypelagic 1001-4000m

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Appendix B (melt by sector, 3 depths)

This is an appendix to: All Eyes On Deck

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Depths

Epipelagic 0-200m

Mesopelagic 201-1000m

Bathypelagic 1001-4000m

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Appendix C (combined annual melt)

This is an appendix to: All Eyes On Deck

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Depths

Epipelagic 0-200m

Mesopelagic 201-1000m

Bathypelagic 1001-4000m

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