Deep boundary current disintegration in Drake Passage
Abstract The fate of a deep boundary current that originates in the Southeast Pacific and flows southward along the continental slope of South America is elucidated. The current transports poorly ventilated water of low salinity (a type of Pacific Deep Water, PDW), into Drake Passage. East of Drake...
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Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.655.2478 http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/354488/1/grl51239_Brearley.pdf |