Closure of the Global Overturning Circulation Through the Indian, Pacific, and Southern Oceans: Schematics and Transports

• Main Author: Lynne D. Talley
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Oceanography Society 2013
• Subjects: global overturning circulation deep water; ocean circulation; ocean schematics; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Pacific; Indian; Munk; Antarc*; NADW; North Atlantic Deep Water; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/d1ad1eca1ddc454aaccc1cb23219eae6

The overturning pathways for the surface-ventilated North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) and Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) and the diffusively formed Indian Deep Water (IDW) and Pacific Deep Water (PDW) are intertwined. The global overturning circulation (GOC) includes both large wind-driven upwelling i...