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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Southern Ocean circulation"”.
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Lagrangian study of the Southern Ocean circulation
The Southern Ocean is an important region for the sequestration of heat, carbon dioxide and other tracers. The Southern Ocean circulation is typically described in a circumpolarly averaged sense as a Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC), but the detailed 3-D pathways that make up this …
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Variability of zooplankton and sea surface temperature in the Southern Ocean
… between physical and biological processes in the Southern Ocean have significant impacts on local ecosystems as well as on global climate. In this thesis, I present evidence that the Southern Ocean circulation affects the variability of zooplankton and sea surface temperature, both of which are …
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The Southern Ocean meridional overturning circulation as diagnosed from an eddy permitting state estimate
A modern general circulation model of the Southern Ocean with one-sixth of a degree resolution is optimized to the observed ocean in a weighted least squares sense. Convergence to the state estimate solution is carried out by systematically adjusting the control variables (atmospheric state and …
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The southern ocean meridional overturning circulation as diagnosed from an eddy permitting state estimate
A modern general circulation model of the Southern Ocean with one-sixth of a degree resolution is optimized to the observed ocean in a weighted least squares sense. Convergence to the state estimate solution is carried out by systematically adjusting the control variables (atmospheric state and …
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Antarctic climate: ocean fluxes and variability
The Southern Ocean plays a major role in the global overturning circulation, providing<br/>an important route for the return flow of deep water subducted in the North Atlantic.<br/>The World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) provided an unprecedented picture<br/>of the state of the world’s oceans …
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The Evolution and Impact of Weddell Sea Deep Water
… between the Antarctic Ice Sheet and the Southern Ocean is of major importance for changes in Earth’s climate. The Antarctic Ice Sheet is largely marine based and grounded below sea level, which makes it especially vulnerable for sea-level forcing and ocean warming. In turn, the Southern …