Is thermobaricity a major factor in Southern Ocean ventilation?

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Author: MCPHEE, MILES G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2003
• Subjects: Maud Rise; Southern Ocean; Weddell; Antarctic Science; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102003001159; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102003001159

The Weddell Polynya, a large expanse of water that originated over Maud Rise (a bathymetric protrusion centred near 64°30′S, 3°E) and remained open during winter in the late 1970s, may have manifested a mode of deep ocean convection where despite large heat loss at the surface, sustained heat transp...