Interannual variations of water mass volumes in the southern ocean
Water mass volumes in the Southern Ocean are evaluated in a section between Antarctica and Tasmania for the period 1991–1996. Antarctic Bottom Water consisted of Weddell Sea Bottom Water and water formed along the Adélie Coast. The volume of the Adélie Coast component was found to decrease slightl...
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2005
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Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.498.6774 http://www.es.flinders.edu.au/~mattom/paperspdf/GGAO106266.pdf |
Summary: | Water mass volumes in the Southern Ocean are evaluated in a section between Antarctica and Tasmania for the period 1991–1996. Antarctic Bottom Water consisted of Weddell Sea Bottom Water and water formed along the Adélie Coast. The volume of the Adélie Coast component was found to decrease slightly over the observation period, while the volume of the Weddell Sea component remained unchanged. The volume of Circumpolar Deep Water increased slightly, with a pronounced trend toward Lower at the expense of Upper Circumpolar |
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