Influence of Ross Sea Bottom Water changes on the warming and freshening of the Antarctic Bottom Water in the Australian-Antarctic Basin

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: Shimada, K., Aoki, S., Ohshima, K. I., Rintoul, S. R.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; Australian Antarctic Basin; Australian-Antarctic Basin; George V Land; Ross Sea; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-8-419-2012; https://os.copernicus.org/articles/8/419/2012/

Changes to the properties of Antarctic Bottom Water in the Australian-Antarctic Basin (AA-AABW) between the 1990s and 2000s are documented using data from the WOCE Hydrographic Program (WHP) and repeated hydrographic surveys. Strong cooling and freshening are observed on isopycnal layers denser than...