Counterclockwise Circulation in the Pacific Subantarctic Sector of the Southern Ocean

The distribution of isohalines in the upper 500 meters of Pacific subantarctic waters can be interpreted as evidence for an endemic counterclockwise circulation, the westward component of which is at 40 to 45 degrees south latitude. The distributions of a number of lanternfish species (family Myctop...

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Published in:Science
Main Author: McGinnis, Richard F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1974
Subjects:
Pacific
Southern Ocean
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.186.4165.736
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.186.4165.736
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Summary:The distribution of isohalines in the upper 500 meters of Pacific subantarctic waters can be interpreted as evidence for an endemic counterclockwise circulation, the westward component of which is at 40 to 45 degrees south latitude. The distributions of a number of lanternfish species (family Myctophidae) lend support to such an interpretation.

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