Deep boundary current disintegration in Drake Passage

The fate of a deep boundary current that originates in the Southeast Pacific and flows southward along the continental slope of South America is elucidated. The current transports poorly ventilated water of low salinity (a type of Pacific Deep Water; PDW), into Drake Passage. East of Drake Passage,...

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Published in:Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors: Brearley, J. Alexander, Sheen, Katy L., Naviera Garabato, Alberto C., Smeed, David A., Speer, Kevin G., Thurnherr, Andreas M., Meredith, Michael P., Waterman, Stephanie
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Southern Ocean
Drake Passage
Pacific
Separation Point
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/502161/
https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/502161/3/grl51239_Brearley.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1002/2013GL058617

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