Spreading of Antarctic Bottom Water in the Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY
• Main Authors: Morozov, E., Tarakanov, R. Y., Zenk, Walter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Geography of Lomonosov Moscow State University and by the Institute of Geography of RAS 2012
• Subjects: Antarctic; Kane; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/20777/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/20777/7/159-217-1-PB.pdf; https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2012-5-4-24-32

This paper describes the transport of bottom water from its source region in the Weddell Sea through the abyssal channels of the Atlantic Ocean. The research brings together the recent observations and historical data. A strong flow of Antarctic Bottom Water through the Vema Channel is analyzed. The...