Dense bottom layers in the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean: Creation, lifespan, and destruction

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Meredith, Michael P., Brown, Peter J., Naveira Garabato, Alberto C., Jullion, Loïc, Venables, Hugh J., Messias, Marie-José
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2013
• Subjects: Southern Ocean; Scotia Sea; South Scotia Ridge
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/501484/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/501484/1/grl50260.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1002/grl.50260

The lower limb of the Atlantic overturning circulation is renewed by dense waters from the Southern Ocean, a substantial portion of which flow through the Scotia Sea. We report dense bottom layers here, with gradients in temperature and salinity comparable to those seen near the surface of the South...