Slowing of the ocean's deep breath
International audience The deepest reaches of the ocean are ventilated by sinking of cold and relatively saline seawater around Antarctica. Observations from the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean reveal a decline in sinking and abyssal ventilation, linked to dropping ocean salinity on the Anta...
Published in: | Nature Climate Change |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2023
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Online Access: | https://insu.hal.science/insu-04139553 https://insu.hal.science/insu-04139553/document https://insu.hal.science/insu-04139553/file/28452_1_merged_1679669460.pdf https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01662-z |
Summary: | International audience The deepest reaches of the ocean are ventilated by sinking of cold and relatively saline seawater around Antarctica. Observations from the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean reveal a decline in sinking and abyssal ventilation, linked to dropping ocean salinity on the Antarctic shelf. |
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