Double-diffusive interleaving of Lower Circumpolar Deep Water in the subpolar region off East Antarctica

• Main Author: Ijichi, T.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; East Antarctica; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Vincennes Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5018683

The subpolar Southern Ocean is characterized by the strong thermohaline gradient separating the onshore-upwelling warm/salty Lower Circumpolar Deep Water (LCDW) and the offshore-descending cold/fresh Dense Shelf Water (DSW). Although mixing of these distinct water masses is thought to play a signifi...