CO2 Transport in Deep Waters Off Wilkes Land

• Main Authors: Taro Takahashi, David W. Chipman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Oceanography Society 2012
• Subjects: Antarctica; Southern Ocean; carbon dioxide; Antarctic Bottom Water; Circumpolar Deep Water; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Antarctic; Ross Sea; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Wilkes Land; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/04e174ba113f431a8cdc0bb5bf472129

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...