The Conrad Rise as an obstruction to the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Durgadoo, Jonathan V., Lutjeharms, J. R. E., Biastoch, Arne, Ansorge, I. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AGU (American Geophysical Union) 2008
• Subjects: Antarctic; Conrad Rise; Drake Passage; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/2486/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/2486/1/Durgadoo_et_al-2008-Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL035382

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) carries water freely around the whole continent of Antarctica, but not without obstructions. Some, such as the Drake Passage, constrict its path, while others, such as mid-ocean ridges, may induce meandering in the current's cores and may cause the genesi...