A sharp decline in Antarctic sea ice since 2015 has unexpectedly reversed a long-running freshening trend in Antarctic Intermediate Water, causing it to become saltier. Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), the University of Melbourne, and the University of Southampton investigated the link between sea ice loss and changes in this important water mass. My exclusive interview with Bishakhdatta Gayen, corresponding author of the study and associate professor at the Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (CAOS), IISc. https://www.etvbharat.com/en/technology/explained-how-shrinking-antarctic-sea-ice-is-making-deep-ocean-waters-saltier-and-reshaping-global-ocean-circulation-enn26103001031
