Browsing by Subject "Southern Ocean"

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  • Jets, mixing, and topography in the Southern Ocean 

    Boland, Emma Joan Douglas (University of CambridgeDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical PhysicsClare College, 2013-11-12)
    The Southern Ocean holds a unique place in our planet. It is home to the world’s longest and strongest ocean current, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (or ACC), which is formed of jets (alternating velocity structures), ...

  • Mesoscale and Submesoscale Effects on Mixed Layer Depth in the Southern Ocean 

    Bachman, Scott Daniel; Taylor, John Ryan; Adams, KA; Hosegood, P (American Meteorological SocietyJournal of Physical Oceanography, 2017-09-01)
    Submesoscale dynamics play a key role in setting the stratification of the ocean surface mixed layer and mediating air–sea exchange, making them especially relevant to anthropogenic carbon uptake and primary productivity ...