International southern ocean studies of circumpolar dynamics

The Southern Ocean has unique features that have aroused the interest of the scientific community. As the site of the only circumpolar current, it is the principal region where waters from the major ocean basins may be mixed and/or interchanged. It is also the formation region for Antarctic Bottom W...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Neal, Victor T., Nowlin, Worth D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1979
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
Antarc*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400002400
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400002400
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Summary:The Southern Ocean has unique features that have aroused the interest of the scientific community. As the site of the only circumpolar current, it is the principal region where waters from the major ocean basins may be mixed and/or interchanged. It is also the formation region for Antarctic Bottom Water and Antarctic Intermediate Water, which penetrate far northward into the major ocean basins.

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