Wind Forcing Controls on Antarctic Bottom Water Export from the Weddell Sea via Bottom Boundary Layer Processes

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Auckland, C.D.J., Abrahamsen, E.P., Meredith, M., Naveira Garabato, A.C., Spingys, C.P., Frajka-Williams, E., Gordon, A.L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2024
• Subjects: Antarctic; Curl; South Scotia Ridge; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/535837/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/535837/1/JGR%20Oceans%20-%202024%20-%20Auckland%20-%20Wind%20Forcing%20Controls%20on%20Antarctic%20Bottom%20Water%20Export%20From%20the%20Weddell%20Sea%20via%20Bottom.pdf; https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024JC021089

The Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) exported from the Weddell Sea has experienced warming and contraction in the past 30 yrs. Superposed on this decadal trend is substantial annual and interannual variability in the volume and properties of Weddell-sourced AABW. Several mechanisms have been suggested...