The Role of the Southern Ocean in Global Processes

The limits of the Southern Ocean and its importance have been under debate for a long time. However, with growing knowledge, it has become obvious that the circum-Antarctic water belt is the defining limit and that the Southern Ocean plays an active and important role in the physical part of the glo...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Author: FAHRBACH, EBERHARD
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2004
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102004002342
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102004002342
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Summary:The limits of the Southern Ocean and its importance have been under debate for a long time. However, with growing knowledge, it has become obvious that the circum-Antarctic water belt is the defining limit and that the Southern Ocean plays an active and important role in the physical part of the global climate system, the global carbon cycle and biogeochemical processes.

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