Mean sortable silt values from Holocene and glacial Scotia Sea sediments, supplement to: McCave, I Nick; Crowhurst, Simon J; Kuhn, Gerhard; Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter; Meredith, Michael P (2014): Minimal change in Antarctic Circumpolar Current flow speed between the last glacial and Holocene. Nature Geoscience, 7, 113–116

• Main Authors: McCave, I Nick, Crowhurst, Simon J, Kuhn, Gerhard, Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter, Meredith, Michael P
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2014
• Subjects: Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Drake Passage; Scotia Sea; Pacific; Indian; Meredith; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.821238; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.821238

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is key to the mixing and ventilation of the world's oceans. This current flows from west to east between about 45° and 70° S connecting the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, and is driven by westerly winds and buoyancy forcing. High levels of productivity in...