THOMPSON ET AL.: RAPID SOUTHERN OCEAN FRONT TRANSITIONS

• Main Authors: Andrew F. Thompson, Peter H. Haynes, Chris Wilson, Kelvin J
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Kerguelen; Drake Passage; Kerguelen Island; Campbell Plateau; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.231.10; http://www.atm.damtp.cam.ac.uk/people/aft26/publications/Thompson_etal_GRL10.pdf

The formation of persistent multiple fronts is an established feature of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC). Front strength and location are closely linked to eddy properties and therefore have important implications for the eddy-driven closure of the Southern Ocean meridional overturning circu...