Deep boundary current disintegration in Drake Passage

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Brearley, J., Sheen, K., Garabato, A., Smeed, D., Speer, K., Thurnherr, A., Meredith, M., Waterman, S.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Antarctic; Drake Passage; Pacific; Separation Point; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/17067; https://doi.org/10.1002/2013GL058617

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,...