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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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.186.4165.736 2024-06-09T07:49:43+00:00 Counterclockwise Circulation in the Pacific Subantarctic Sector of the Southern Ocean McGinnis, Richard F. 1974 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.186.4165.736 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.186.4165.736 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 186, issue 4165, page 736-738 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1974 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.186.4165.736 2024-05-16T12:55:29Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Ocean AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Pacific Southern Ocean Science 186 4165 736 738
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description 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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Counterclockwise Circulation in the Pacific Subantarctic Sector of the Southern Ocean
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