CO2 Transport in Deep Waters Off Wilkes Land

• Main Authors: Chipman, David W., Takahashi, Taro
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Oceanography; Atmosphere; Antarctic; Ross Sea; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7916/D83R13JB

The densest waters in the world ocean are formed on the continental shelf areas around Antarctica by ice formation and by the loss of heat and water to the air. The Weddell Sea (e.g., Gordon, 1971; Carmack and Foster, 1975; Foldvik et al., 1985), the Ross Sea (e.g., Jacobs et al., 1970, 1985) and ot...